Remote Senior Blockchain Engineer | Open-Source & Tokens

Placements24; Pietermaritzburg; Hybrid; ZAR 2,635,000 - 4,281,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary commensurate with experience

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Professional development

Remote work culture

Access to blockchain tools

Token options program

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior Blockchain Developer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, implement, and deploy robust blockchain solutions with a focus on security, performance, and scalability.

Lead smart contract development across Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon, build APIs, collaborate with product and design, and contribute to architecture and open-source projects in a fast-growing crypto space.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Blockchain Developer with deployed contracts.
• Proficiency in Solidity, Rust, or equivalent.
• Experience with Truffle, Hardhat, Web3.js, or Ethers.js.
• Backend languages: Node.js, Python, Go.
• Cloud familiarity: AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy smart contracts on Ethereum, Solana, Polygon.
• Develop backend services and APIs that interact with blockchains.
• Collaborate with product and design to translate requirements.
• Review code for security and performance of blockchain apps.
• Optimize contracts and integrations for cost-efficiency.
• Stay updated with blockchain trends.
• Participate in architecture discussions and roadmap planning.
• Troubleshoot blockchain deployments and operations.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Analytical thinking

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Solidity

Rust

Truffle

Hardhat

Web3.js

Ethers.js

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior Blockchain Developer to join a fully remote engineering team. You will design, implement, and deploy robust blockchain solutions with a focus on security, performance, and scalability.

Lead smart contract development across Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon, build APIs, collaborate with product and design, and contribute to architecture and open-source projects in a fast-growing crypto space.