Senior Blockchain Architect — Remote Impact

Placements24; Queenstown; Remote; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Comprehensive health, dental, vision

Flexible remote work

Generous paid time off

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Blockchain Engineer to join a fully remote team. Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced blockchain solutions and dApps, while mentoring junior engineers and shaping technical strategy.

You will work across architecture discussions, product collaboration, and research of new technologies to drive innovation in distributed ledger initiatives. Remote work from anywhere with strong engineering impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 3+ years in blockchain development.
• Strong proficiency in Solidity, Go, Rust, or Python and experience with smart contracts.
• Deep knowledge of blockchain architectures, consensus mechanisms, and cryptography.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable blockchain protocols and dApps.
• Write high-quality, well-tested smart contracts and backend services.
• Lead architectural discussions and guide development strategy for blockchain projects.
• Mentor junior blockchain engineers and foster technical excellence.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver features.
• Optimize performance, security, and cost-efficiency of blockchain solutions.
• Research and integrate new blockchain technologies into existing systems.

Skills

Solidity

Go

Rust

Python

Distributed systems

Cryptography

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Blockchain Engineer to join a fully remote team. Lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced blockchain solutions and dApps, while mentoring junior engineers and shaping technical strategy.

You will work across architecture discussions, product collaboration, and research of new technologies to drive innovation in distributed ledger initiatives. Remote work from anywhere with strong engineering impact.