Senior Blockchain Engineer

Company: Ondo Finance

Ondo builds infrastructure for Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization across DeFi ecosystems. Small remote-first team; early hire opportunity with experienced alumni and backing from top crypto investors.

Applicants must be based in PT, MT, CT, or ET time zones.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end smart contract systems for new chain deployments, DeFi interoperability, and protocol features.
• Own contract lifecycle security, including upgrade safety, admin controls, and operational guardrails.
• Build tooling and automation so non-technical teammates can safely view, monitor, and manage on-chain state.
• Integrate smart contract design with web, product, legal, compliance, and operations teams.
• Serve as technical lead and subject matter expert for blockchain projects.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5+ years software engineering experience.
• 3+ years in blockchain engineering, ideally on a DeFi protocol live on multiple chains.
• Strong competency with Solidity.
• Demonstrated ability to design systems (tooling, automation, lifecycle security, integrations).
• Python and/or TypeScript experience preferred.

Nice to have

• Exposure to non-EVM smart contract languages (particularly Solana).

Stack

Solidity, Python, TypeScript, Solana, EVM, DeFi

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (salary, future token rights, and/or equity).
• Full benefits (medical, vision, dental) and flexible vacation (PTO).
• Small remote-first team and early team-member impact.
• Backed by leading investors (Pantera Capital, Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures).

Навыки

• Solidity
• Python
• TypeScript
• Solana
• EVM
• DeFi