Staff Software Engineer

Blockvora; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote worldwide

Job summary

Blockvora is seeking a senior individual contributor to set technical direction and deliver production systems across blockchain and Web3 initiatives. This role combines hands-on backend and platform development with architecture leadership, cross-team mentorship, and ownership of system quality, reliability, and performance.

Remote worldwide; open to full-time or part-time, with collaboration across time zones.

Qualifications

• 8+ years software engineering experience.
• 3+ years working directly with blockchain or Web3 systems.
• Experience owning complex production systems at staff or equivalent scope.
• Strong knowledge of blockchain architecture, Ethereum, and EVM-compatible networks.
• Experience designing smart contracts and integrating blockchain services.
• Deep expertise in at least one of Node.js/TypeScript, Go, Rust, or Java.
• Strong distributed systems and system design skills, including scalable APIs, data processing, and platform infrastructure.
• Understanding of blockchain security, transaction processing, and on-chain/off-chain design.
• A record of mentoring engineers and communicating effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for blockchain projects and initiatives spanning teams.
• Design and build scalable backend, platform, and Web3 infrastructure.
• Integrate blockchain networks and smart contracts with off-chain services.
• Guide delivery of high-impact engineering work and help teams resolve technical obstacles.
• Improve engineering quality through design and code reviews, standards, and mentorship.
• Work with product and engineering leads on roadmap tradeoffs, reliability, performance, and production risks.

Skills

Blockchain architecture

Distributed systems

Backend development

Node.js/TypeScript

Go/Rust/Java

Smart contracts

Team mentoring

Tools

Go

Rust

TypeScript

Java

Ethereum

Job description

Role overview

Set technical direction and deliver production systems across complex engineering initiatives, with a focus on blockchain and Web3 infrastructure. This senior individual contributor role combines hands-on backend and platform development with architecture leadership, cross-team guidance, and ownership of system quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture for complex blockchain projects and initiatives that span teams.
• Design and build scalable backend, platform, and Web3 infrastructure.
• Integrate blockchain networks and smart contracts with off-chain services.
• Guide delivery of high-impact engineering work and help teams resolve technical obstacles.
• Improve engineering quality through design and code reviews, standards, and mentorship.
• Work with product and engineering leads on roadmap tradeoffs, reliability, performance, and production risks.

Requirements

• At least eight years of software engineering experience, including three or more years working directly with blockchain or Web3 systems.
• Experience owning complex production systems at staff or equivalent scope.
• Strong knowledge of blockchain architecture, Ethereum, and EVM-compatible networks.
• Experience designing smart contracts and integrating blockchain services.
• Deep expertise in at least one of Node.js/TypeScript, Go, Rust, or Java.
• Strong distributed systems and system design skills, including scalable APIs, data processing, and platform infrastructure.
• Understanding of blockchain security, transaction processing, and on-chain/off-chain design.
• A record of mentoring engineers and communicating effectively across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with real-world asset tokenization, decentralized finance, or fintech systems.
• Solidity or smart contract architecture experience.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote worldwide; full-time or part-time options are listed.