Smart Contract Developer

ByteForge Labs; Joplin (MO); Remote; USD 69,000 - 94,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Parental leave

Tools and courses stipend

Job summary

ByteForge Labs in Joplin, MO is seeking a mid-level Smart Contract Developer for an internship with real ownership and an on-call rotation. The role offers a salary of $69,000 to $94,000, remote-first flexibility, and a clear path to growth as you contribute to critical GraphQL and Kafka work.

You will patch dependencies, optimize legacy code, and present tradeoffs to tech stakeholders while collaborating with a tight-knit team.

Qualifications

• Mid-level Python proficiency confirmed by employers.
• Willingness to relocate to Joplin, MO or work remotely.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Approximately 5+ years in a technology role.

Responsibilities

• Keep GraphQL dependencies patched before CVEs become incidents.
• Own edge cases in Kafka billing and related tasks.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt.
• Explain GraphQL tradeoffs to tech stakeholders.
• Translate outages into fixes for next launches.
• Own a technology service end to end from schema to on-call rotation.

Skills

Python

Remote work

Relocation

Under pressure

Team collaboration

5+ years exp

Tools

GraphQL

Kafka

Code refactoring

Job description

Come own the technology pipeline at ByteForge Labs, where the Smart Contract Developer we hire in Joplin gets real authority and a real on-call rotation. This internship Smart Contract Developer role offers a $69,000 - $94,000 salary, real ownership over your work, and a clear path to grow alongside a team that ships.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep ByteForge Labs's GraphQL dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
• Own the low-drama edge cases in ByteForge Labs's Kafka billing nobody else wants to touch
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Walk technology stakeholders through GraphQL tradeoffs in language ByteForge Labs execs grasp
• Translate the no-ego Project Management outage into fixes that make the next Joplin launch dull
• Own a technology service end to end, from Delegation schema to on-call rotation

What You'll Bring

• Mid-level mastery of Python, validated by people who'd hire you again
• Willingness to relocate to Joplin, MO, or to make remote work
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Joplin, MO deadlines bring
• Calm under the scrappy-but-steady chaos a mid-level role tends to generate
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Around 5+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
• Resilience measured across 5 years of technology cycles

What sets ByteForge Labs apart is a mission-soaked team in Joplin that treats every customer like a partner. We move fast on Kafka but slow down whenever someone says they feel rushed past good judgment.

Count on $69,000 - $94,000, remote-first flexibility, parental leave, and a stipend for the tools and courses you need.

We are actively sourcing team-oriented professionals for this mid-level role right now.