DeFi Protocol Engineer - Hybrid Work & Token Rewards

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and token-based

Comprehensive health benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Collaborative work culture

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Placements24 in Vereeniging is seeking a talented DeFi Protocol Engineer to design, develop, and maintain decentralized finance protocols powering innovative financial applications. You will work on smart contracts, tokenomics, and blockchain infrastructure to create secure, efficient, and user‑friendly products.

You will join a dynamic team pushing the boundaries of finance in Gauteng, collaborating with product teams to define new DeFi features, optimize performance and security, and ensure

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years in DeFi protocol development.
• Proficiency in Solidity and Ethereum-focused smart contracts.
• Strong understanding of DeFi concepts, tokenomics, and security auditing.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core logic for DeFi protocols, including lending, borrowing, and trading mechanisms.
• Develop and rigorously test smart contracts for DeFi applications.
• Integrate protocols with different blockchain networks and external data sources.
• Optimize protocol performance, gas efficiency, and security.
• Collaborate with product teams to define new DeFi features and improvements.

Skills

3+ years software engineering

2+ years DeFi protocol development

Solidity

Ethereum

DeFi concepts & tokenomics

Smart contract auditing

Distributed systems & cryptography

Job description

Placements24 in Vereeniging is seeking a talented DeFi Protocol Engineer to design, develop, and maintain decentralized finance protocols powering innovative financial applications. You will work on smart contracts, tokenomics, and blockchain infrastructure to create secure, efficient, and user‑friendly products.

You will join a dynamic team pushing the boundaries of finance in Gauteng, collaborating with product teams to define new DeFi features, optimize performance and security, and ensure