Head of Blockchain Engineering — Remote, Equity & Growth

Placements24; Welkom; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly attractive salary and benefits

Leadership role and growth

Remote-friendly environment

Job summary

Placements24 in Welkom, South Africa, seeks a seasoned Lead Blockchain Engineer to guide blockchain initiatives from its Welkom base. You will mentor a team, define the technical direction, and ensure delivery of complex blockchain projects in a cutting-edge crypto space.

You will oversee smart contracts, dApps, and decentralized components, while establishing coding standards, best practices, and QA processes.

Qualifications

• Extensive blockchain engineering experience with leadership.
• Deep expertise in protocols, smart contracts, and distributed ledger technologies.
• Proficiency in Solidity, Go, Rust, and JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of blockchain solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers.
• Architect robust blockchain systems integrating with existing infra.
• Oversee smart contracts, dApps, and other decentralized components.
• Define coding standards and QA for blockchain development.

Skills

Blockchain leadership

Team mentorship

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Solidity

Go

Rust

JavaScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Ethereum

Hyperledger

Web3.js

Job description

Placements24 in Welkom, South Africa, seeks a seasoned Lead Blockchain Engineer to guide blockchain initiatives from its Welkom base. You will mentor a team, define the technical direction, and ensure delivery of complex blockchain projects in a cutting-edge crypto space.

You will oversee smart contracts, dApps, and decentralized components, while establishing coding standards, best practices, and QA processes.