Smart Contract Engineer

CNB, 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, United States of America | Full-time, salaried role (40 hours/week)

About the role

As a key member of the team, you will design, develop, test, maintain, and optimize smart contracts while ensuring software security through defensive development practices and the Principle of Least Privilege, particularly in blockchain contexts. You will collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and end users to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications, as well as establish best practices, conventions, and development tools for the team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, maintain, and optimize all smart contracts.
• Research and evaluate relevant technologies; develop prototype solutions.
• Gather functional requirements and translate them into technical specifications, interfacing with project managers, business analysts, and end users.
• Ensure software security by adopting a defensive approach to development (both happy and unhappy paths) and adhering to the Principle of Least Privilege, especially in blockchain environments.
• Document developed software with appropriate developer docs, architecture diagrams, and user guides.
• Share knowledge with junior developers and help onboard newcomers.
• Collaborate with team members to resolve technical issues, improve current products, and develop new ones.
• Follow standard DevOps practices and SDLC principles.
• Help establish best practices, conventions, and selection of development tools.
• Ensure adequate code reviews are conducted and technical standards are upheld.
• Work with Project Managers and stakeholders on goals, planning, and delivery roadmaps.

Requirements

• Holds a university degree and/or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent technical skills and familiarity with a wide array of technologies.
• Strong exposure to web3 and modern technologies, including DevOps.
• Strong grasp of modern design patterns and architectures.
• Experience working with offshore, remote, and onsite teams.

Skills

• Smart Contract Security
• Decentralized Application Patterns
• Familiarity with at least two Smart Contract Languages (Solidity, DAML, Move, Vyper, Rust, Cairo, Clarity, etc.)
• Familiarity with contract testing frameworks
• DeFi primitives
• Decentralized Architecture patterns (state/gas optimizations, etc.)
• MEV awareness and mitigation strategies
• Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance
• Applications Architecture
• Detail-Oriented
• Enterprise Application Delivery
• Group Problem Solving
• Programming Languages
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• System Applications

Behavioural Competencies

• Able to work across multiple facets of a project and juggle tasks across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Able to communicate both orally and in writing, clearly articulating technical issues, solutions, and architecture.
• Innovative and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Proven team player.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position is $135,000 - $225,000, depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate's experience, skills, registration status, market conditions, and business needs.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• 401(K) program with company-matching contributions
• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time-off plan

Schedule

• Open office plan
• Occasional off-hours and weekend work may be required