Senior Blockchain Platform Engineer: Layer 1 & Wallets

Insight Global; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a senior software engineer to lead Layer 1 blockchain integrations and infrastructure development. You will design and operate core services, indexers, explorers, and cross-chain solutions, while ensuring secure, auditable workflows.

You will collaborate with custody, security, and platform teams to deliver scalable, reliable blockchain capabilities and to apply GenAI tools to accelerate analysis, development, and documentation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience building or integrating blockchain or distributed ledger systems.
• Strong understanding of Layer 1 blockchain protocols and transaction lifecycles.
• Experience developing backend services, APIs, and infrastructure components.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, Rust, Python, or similar programming languages.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across custody, security, and platform engineering teams.
• Experience building blockchain indexers, explorers, or chain analytics platforms.
• Familiarity with wallet architecture and blockchain signing workflows.
• Experience working with crypto custody platforms or security-sensitive financial systems.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in distributed and asynchronous environments.
• Experience using AI tools to support software development.

Responsibilities

• Integrate systems with existing Layer 1 blockchains (Ethereum-based and others).
• Evaluate, build, and extend Layer 1 capabilities for custody, scalability, and resiliency.
• Understand transaction lifecycles, finality, forks, reorganizations, and event propagation.
• Ensure blockchain integrations stay reliable under production workloads and stress.

Skills

Blockchain experience

Distributed systems

Backend design

Team collaboration

Tools

Go

Java

Rust

Python

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a senior software engineer to lead Layer 1 blockchain integrations and infrastructure development. You will design and operate core services, indexers, explorers, and cross-chain solutions, while ensuring secure, auditable workflows.

You will collaborate with custody, security, and platform teams to deliver scalable, reliable blockchain capabilities and to apply GenAI tools to accelerate analysis, development, and documentation.