Remote Lead Smart Contract Engineer

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote work arrangement

Health and wellness benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Engagement with cutting-edge crypto &

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Smart Contract Developer to spearhead development initiatives from North West, South Africa. You will lead a team, design secure contracts and mentor engineers, while collaborating with product managers to shape architecture and features.

The role emphasizes security auditing, testing and optimization of gas usage, with a fully remote setup across the North West region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in computer science or related field.
• Extensive production-ready Solidity experience with secure coding practices.
• Experience leading development teams on complex blockchain projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and deployment of secure smart contracts on Ethereum and similar platforms.
• Mentor junior developers and enforce coding standards and security protocols.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers on architecture and features.
• Conduct rigorous testing, auditing and security analysis to prevent vulnerabilities.
• Optimize gas usage and performance in production environments.

Skills

Smart contract dev

Leadership

Security best practices

Blockchain architectures

Solidity

NFT standards

DeFi protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Truffle

Hardhat

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Smart Contract Developer to spearhead development initiatives from North West, South Africa. You will lead a team, design secure contracts and mentor engineers, while collaborating with product managers to shape architecture and features.

The role emphasizes security auditing, testing and optimization of gas usage, with a fully remote setup across the North West region.