Chief Smart Contract Architect & Blockchain Lead

Apex Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K program

ESPP

HSA (Health Savings Account)

EAP

Training & certification programs

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Vice President / Smart Contract Architect to design and deliver secure distributed systems for modern financial infrastructure. You will drive architecture across Solidity/EVM platforms, settlement, liquidity, and tokenized cash solutions, partnering with engineering, product, and leadership teams.

Lead engineering practices, security hardening, audits, and tooling. Bring strong communication and collaboration to a fast-paced, distributed team environment with a focus

Qualifications

• Advanced degree or equivalent practical experience in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Research background or additional expertise in secure systems, distributed systems, or applied software engineering is a plus.
• Strong experience in blockchain systems and smart contract engineering for institutional finance, settlement, liquidity, and payments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and secure smart contracts and distributed applications.
• Contribute to architecture and implementation of blockchain platforms for financial services.
• Support secure software practices across Solidity/EVM, backend, and full-stack delivery.
• Lead engineering enablement through mentoring, guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure reliability, troubleshooting, and performance improvements for critical systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Self-motivation

Reliability

Team collaboration

Organization

Continuous learning

Education

Advanced degree or equivalent experience in engineering or CS

Research in secure systems or distributed software

Tools

Go

JavaScript

Python

SQL

Git

Foundry

Hardhat

Truffle

OpenZeppelin

GoQuorum

Hyperledger Besu

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Vice President / Smart Contract Architect to design and deliver secure distributed systems for modern financial infrastructure. You will drive architecture across Solidity/EVM platforms, settlement, liquidity, and tokenized cash solutions, partnering with engineering, product, and leadership teams.

Lead engineering practices, security hardening, audits, and tooling. Bring strong communication and collaboration to a fast-paced, distributed team environment with a focus