Blockchain Operations Engineer

About Us 

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked in Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 in both the United States and United Kingdom.

The Role

Chainlink Labs is looking for a dedicated Blockchain Operations Engineer. You will be responsible for a wide-range of blockchain operations and full-stack engineering projects, which included designing, building, and implementing internal blockchain tooling. We need an experienced full-stack developer, with extensive blockchain knowledge and experience deploying smart contracts, who will thrive in a fast-paced environment. This role will make an impact on a key piece of the world’s blockchain infrastructure that will power the digital agreements of the future.

Your Impact

• Drive projects and provide leadership in an innovative and fast-paced environment.

• Work closely with our security, engineering and finance teams to ensure operational alignment and help lead projects from requirements collection to implementation.

• Proactively communicate with leadership: provide context around risks/blockers/timeline, seek guidance, and recommend a direction.

Requirements

• Strong software engineering skills in Rust

• Designing, building, and implementing back-end infrastructure for custom applications/services and APIs; familiarity with AWS

• Experience developing web applications/services and backend APIs

• Knowing your way around the Ethereum ecosystem and using or deploying your own smart contracts.

• Proven experience working with highly technical teams with complex operational requirements.

• Desired Qualifications

• Strong understanding of web2 and web3 security principles

• Software engineering degree/computer science background

• Startup experience

  
  

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