Remote Lead Blockchain Architect - DApps & Protocols

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Equity options

Health benefits

Learning & development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Lead Blockchain Engineer to steer the technical direction of a novel decentralized social media platform. This fully remote leadership role guides architecture, mentoring, and implementation of core blockchain technologies across a distributed team.

You will shape smart contracts, dApps, and infra, collaborating with product and design to meet ambitious goals while upholding security and performance standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with at least 4 years in blockchain.
• Experience leading engineering teams and architecting blockchain solutions.
• Strong knowledge of consensus mechanisms and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in Solidity and dApp architecture.
• Backend experience with Go, Rust, or Node.js.
• Experience with cloud infra and containerization (AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent remote communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of core blockchain infra and protocols.
• Architect scalable decentralized applications and smart contracts.
• Mentor and guide a team of blockchain engineers.
• Collaborate with product/design to translate requirements into specs.
• Oversee deployment and maintenance of networks for high availability.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce security best practices.
• Evaluate new blockchain tech to improve the platform.
• Contribute to long-term technical strategy and roadmap.

Skills

Blockchain development

Smart contracts (Solidity)

Dapps architecture

Team leadership

Go

Rust

Node.js

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Docker

Kubernetes

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a visionary Lead Blockchain Engineer to steer the technical direction of a novel decentralized social media platform. This fully remote leadership role guides architecture, mentoring, and implementation of core blockchain technologies across a distributed team.

You will shape smart contracts, dApps, and infra, collaborating with product and design to meet ambitious goals while upholding security and performance standards.