Smart Contract Engineer

RBC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC in Jersey City is seeking a senior smart contract engineer to design, develop, test, maintain and optimize blockchain software for capital markets. You will prototype solutions, translate requirements into technical specs, and collaborate with PMs, business analysts and end users.

You will enforce security by adopting a defensive SDLC approach, contribute to architecture diagrams and docs, and mentor junior developers while sharing knowledge across offshore and on-site teams.

Qualifications

• Holds a university degree or equivalent experience.
• Excellent technical skills with wide technology exposure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, maintain and optimize all smart contracts.
• Research & evaluate relevant technologies and develop prototype solutions.
• Gather functional requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Ensure software security by using a defensive SDLC and least-privilege principles.
• Document software with developer docs, architecture diagrams and user guides.
• Share knowledge with junior developers and onboard newcomers.
• Collaborate with team to resolve issues and develop new products.
• Follow dev-ops practices and SDLC principles where applicable.
• Establish best practices, conventions and tool selection.
• Ensure code reviews are conducted and technical standards upheld.
• Work with Project Managers and stakeholders on goals and roadmaps.

Skills

Smart Contract Security

DApp Patterns

Smart Contract Languages

Contract Testing

DeFi Primitives

Decentralized Architecture

MEV Awareness

Education

University degree

Web3 exposure

Job description

• Design, develop, test, maintain and optimize all smart contracts.
• Research & evaluate relevant technologies and develop prototype solutions.
• Work with team to gather functional requirements and translate them into technical specifications. This includes interfacing with project managers, business analysts and end users.
• Ensure software security by adopting a defensive approach to software development (both happy and unhappy paths) and Principle of Least Privilege (especially as this comes to blockchains).
• Document developed software by providing appropriate developer docs, architecture diagrams and user guides.
• Share knowledge with junior developers and help newcomers quickly onboard into the team.
• Collaborate with other team members on resolving technical issues, improving current products and developing new ones.
• Follow standard dev-ops practices and SDLC principles. (where applicable)
• Help establish best practices, conventions and selection of development tools.
• Ensure adequate code reviews are conducted and technical standards are upheld.
• Work with Project Managers and stakeholders on goals, planning and delivery roadmaps.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, maintain and optimize all smart contracts.
• Research & evaluate relevant technologies and develop prototype solutions.
• Work with team to gather functional requirements and translate them into technical specifications. This includes interfacing with project managers, business analysts and end users.
• Ensure software security by adopting a defensive approach to software development (both happy and unhappy paths) and Principle of Least Privilege (especially as this comes to blockchains).
• Document developed software by providing appropriate developer docs, architecture diagrams and user guides.
• Share knowledge with junior developers and help newcomers quickly onboard into the team.
• Collaborate with other team members on resolving technical issues, improving current products and developing new ones.
• Follow standard dev-ops practices and SDLC principles. (where applicable)
• Help establish best practices, conventions and selection of development tools.
• Ensure adequate code reviews are conducted and technical standards are upheld.
• Work with Project Managers and stakeholders on goals, planning and delivery roadmaps.

Authorities, Impact, Risk

• Decision Authority: all project deliverables, non-prod environments, consulted by production support on PROD environment setup and maintenance (where applicable).
• Scope, complexity & risk: decision making for all projects; high complexity tasks.
• Sizing: large Impact; immediate and within team as well as group wide.

Working Conditions

• Open Office Plan
• Occasional off-hours and weekend work may be required within the position.

Key Relationships

• Developers within current team and collaborative teams.
• Project managers, Business Analysts and QA.
• Production support teams.
• Helpdesk, Infrastructure and Application support teams.
• Offshore support and development teams.
• Working groups, technology/architecture groups.
• PMO and finance/budgetary teams.
• Outside consultants.
• Vendors.

Required Education/Experience

• Holds a university degree and or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent technical skills and familiarity with wide array of technologies.

The Expected Salary Range For The Above Position Is $135,000 - $225,000 Depending On Factors Including But Not Limited To The Candidate's Experience, Skills, Registration Status; Market Conditions; And Business Needs. This Salary Range Does Not Include Other Elements Of Total Compensation, Including A Discretionary Bonus And Benefits Such As A 401(K) Program With Company-Matching Contributions; Health, Dental, Vision, Life And Disability Insurance; And Paid Time-Off Plan.

RBC's Compensation Philosophy And Principles Recognize The Importance Of a Highly Qualified Global Workforce And Plays A Critical Role In Attracting, Engaging And Retaining Talent That:

• Drives RBC's High Performance Culture
• Enables Collective Achievement Of Our Strategic Goals
• Generates Sustainable Shareholder Returns And Above Market Shareholder Value

Preferred Education/Experience

• University degree
• Strong exposure to web3.
• Experience with modern technologies and dev-ops.
• Poses strong grasp on modern design pattern and architectures.
• Working with offshore, remote and onsite teams.

Behavioural Competencies

• Be able to work across multiple facets of a project and juggle tasks across multiple projects at the same time.
• Be Able to communicate both orally and in writing and clearly articulate technical issues, solutions and architecture.
• Innovative / entrepreneurial.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Proven team player.

Technical Competencies

• Smart Contract Security
• Decentralized Application Patterns
• Familiarity with at least two Smart Contract Languages (Solidity, DAML, Move, Vyper, Rust, Cairo, Clarity etc.)
• Familiarity with Contract testing frameworks
• Defi primitives
• Decentralized Architecture patterns (state / gas optmizations etc.)
• MEV awareness and mitigation strategies

Job Skills

Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications

Additional Job Details

Address

CNB, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY

City

Jersey City

Country

United States of America

Work hours/week

40

Employment Type

Full time

Platform

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

Posted Date

2026-08-14

Application Deadline

2026-09-25

Note

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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