Senior DeFi Blockchain Engineer - Remote & Impactful

Placements24; Midrand; Remote; ZAR 2,334,000 - 3,334,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote

Groundbreaking DeFi work

Professional development

Collaborative culture

Cutting-edge tech

Home office stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Blockchain Developer for a fully remote role to architect, develop, and deploy secure dApps across leading protocols, contributing to scalable DeFi solutions from a home office.

You will collaborate with a global remote team, review code, optimize gas, and stay ahead of security threats. A strong background in Solidity, Rust, or Vyper and experience with Truffle/Hardhat is required, plus excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Blockchain Developer with deployed dApps or smart contracts.
• Proficiency in Solidity, Rust, or Vyper.
• Understanding of blockchain fundamentals, consensus mechanisms, and distributed ledgers.
• Experience with development frameworks and tools (Truffle, Hardhat, Web3.js, Ethers.js).

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, test, and deploy smart contracts and dApps on leading blockchain protocols (Ethereum, BSC, Polygon).
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to implement features.
• Write clean, secure, well-documented code and perform code reviews.
• Troubleshoot and debug blockchain infrastructure and dApps.

Skills

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Truffle

Hardhat

Web3.js

Ethers.js

Ethereum

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Blockchain Developer for a fully remote role to architect, develop, and deploy secure dApps across leading protocols, contributing to scalable DeFi solutions from a home office.

You will collaborate with a global remote team, review code, optimize gas, and stay ahead of security threats. A strong background in Solidity, Rust, or Vyper and experience with Truffle/Hardhat is required, plus excellent English communication.