Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Blockchain Engineer involves designing, developing, and deploying smart contracts for enterprise blockchain platforms, with a strong emphasis on security and scalability. The position requires extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with blockchain technologies and frameworks. The engineer will collaborate with various stakeholders and lead development teams while ensuring adherence to best practices. This is a contract position based in England, primarily remote with occasional visits required.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, test, and deploy smart contracts for enterprise blockchain platforms (Ethereum, GoQuorum, Hyperledger Besu, Corda).
- Implement asset tokenization, on-chain/off-chain data models, and blockchain transaction workflows.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices (Node.js / Java) to interact with smart contracts.
- Ensure security, performance, and scalability of smart contracts and blockchain applications.
- Collaborate with architects, product owners, and external partners in multi-organization blockchain networks.
- Lead or mentor development teams, enforcing coding standards, testing, and best practices.
- Work closely with cloud infrastructure teams to deploy blockchain solutions using Azure/AWS services.
- Support POCs, innovation initiatives, and exploration of Layer 2 scaling solutions.
- Participate in design reviews, audits, and governance processes related to blockchain systems.
Key Skills:
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong blockchain focus.
- Hands-on experience with Solidity smart contract development.
- Strong understanding of Ethereum-compatible platforms (GoQuorum, Hyperledger Besu).
- Experience with enterprise blockchain frameworks such as R3 Corda and Ripple.
- Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and/or Java (Spring Boot).
- Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and asynchronous processing patterns.
- Experience designing on-chain vs off-chain data models.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, event-driven systems, and message queues.
- Solid understanding of blockchain security concepts (permissions, key management, transaction integrity).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role - Blockchain Engineer
Location - England (Remote with occasional visit)
Employment Type - Contract
Blockchain Engineer - 8+ years of experience in software engineering with strong blockchain focus. Hands-on experience with Solidity smart contract development. Strong understanding of Ethereum-compatible platforms (GoQuorum, Hyperledger Besu). Experience with enterprise blockchain frameworks such as R3 Corda and Ripple. Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and/or Java (Spring Boot). Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and asynchronous processing patterns. Experience designing on-chain vs off-chain data models. Familiarity with REST APIs, event-driven systems, and message queues. Solid understanding of blockchain security concepts (permissions, key management, transaction integrity).
Key responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy smart contracts for enterprise blockchain platforms (Ethereum, GoQuorum, Hyperledger Besu, Corda).
- Implement asset tokenization, on-chain/off-chain data models, and blockchain transaction workflows.
- Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices (Node.js / Java) to interact with smart contracts.
- Ensure security, performance, and scalability of smart contracts and blockchain applications.
- Collaborate with architects, product owners, and external partners in multi-organization blockchain networks.
- Lead or mentor development teams, enforcing coding standards, testing, and best practices.
- Work closely with cloud infrastructure teams to deploy blockchain solutions using Azure/AWS services.
- Support POCs, innovation initiatives, and exploration of Layer 2 scaling solutions.
- Participate in design reviews, audits, and governance processes related to blockchain systems.