Senior Blockchain Engineer - Remote, Innovate & Scale

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Global team

Health benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a highly skilled Senior Blockchain Engineer for a fully remote position, contributing to innovative projects from home. You will develop and scale decentralized solutions, building robust, secure blockchain infrastructure and collaborating with a global team.

The role emphasizes hands-on blockchain development with Solidity and Ethereum, backend work (Node.js/Go), cloud familiarity, and strong problem-solving.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering with blockchain focus (text)
• Proficiency in Solidity and Ethereum
• Solid understanding of blockchain fundamentals and cryptography
• Experience with backend development (Node.js, Go) and cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting
• Strong problem-solving and proactive issue resolution

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy smart contracts and dApps
• Design secure, scalable blockchain architectures
• Integrate blockchain with existing systems and third-party services
• Perform code reviews and optimize performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex blockchain challenges
• Contribute to blockchain strategy and roadmap

Skills

Remote work

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Solidity

Ethereum

Node.js

Go

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a highly skilled Senior Blockchain Engineer for a fully remote position, contributing to innovative projects from home. You will develop and scale decentralized solutions, building robust, secure blockchain infrastructure and collaborating with a global team.

The role emphasizes hands-on blockchain development with Solidity and Ethereum, backend work (Node.js/Go), cloud familiarity, and strong problem-solving.