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Senior Blockchain & Smart Contract Engineer

Type
Contract
Work setup
On-site
Experience
Senior
Posted
Today

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As a Senior Blockchain & Smart Contract Engineer at QualityMedia, you take ownership of blockchain engineering decisions and contribute to protocol architecture. You design, develop, test, and deploy secure smart contracts across Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks, ensuring they are efficient, secure, and production-ready. You bring hands-on experience building and shipping real-world blockchain applications, DeFi protocols, or other Web3 infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, test, and deploy smart contracts using Solidity
  • Build and maintain applications across Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks
  • Develop and integrate DeFi protocols and blockchain-based financial systems
  • Establish smart contract architecture and development standards
  • Conduct contract testing, security reviews, and vulnerability assessments
  • Optimize smart contract execution and gas consumption
  • Identify potential security risks and implement preventive measures
  • Collaborate with other engineers to deliver scalable blockchain solutions
  • Take ownership of technical decisions and development processes

What you bring

  • Extensive professional experience in blockchain development
  • Strong proficiency in Solidity, Ethereum, and EVM architecture
  • Demonstrable experience developing and deploying production smart contracts
  • Experience working with DeFi protocols, Web3 applications, and tokenomics
  • Strong knowledge of Foundry and/or Hardhat
  • Understanding of smart contract security, auditing, and common vulnerabilities
  • Experience with gas optimization and contract performance
  • Strong problem-solving and independent technical decision-making skills

Nice to have

  • Experience with Layer 2 networks and EVM-compatible chains
  • Previous contributions to established DeFi protocols
  • Experience with formal verification and automated security testing
  • Contributions to blockchain open-source projects
  • Public GitHub repositories demonstrating smart contract engineering expertise
  • Previous experience working with established blockchain infrastructure companies or Web3 startups
  • Experience working on production-grade blockchain systems handling real-world financial transactions

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