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Blockchain Engineer jobs are open across fintech, financial services, healthcare, logistics, and enterprise tech, from junior to principal and staff levels, with specializations in smart contract development, protocol engineering, and decentralized application architecture. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Sr. Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank - Payments Technology, Core Blockchain Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.
Job responsibilities
- Designs and implements microservices architectures using industry-standard technologies and frameworks.
- Designs blockchain solutions and decentralized applications on private and public blockchain networks, with proven and verified cryptographic protocols
- Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
- Monitors and optimize the performance of microservices, ensuring high availability and responsiveness.
- Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues, providing timely solutions to maintain application stability.
- Conducts code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Implements rigorous and thorough monitoring and testing practices to ensure the security and performance goals of blockchain infrastructure
- Designs and verifies cryptographic protocols deployed on the blockchain. Design blockchain solutions, such that it can support benchmark use-cases of decentralized applications, with proven and verified cryptographic protocols
- Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- A degree in Computer Science / Mathematics or equivalent work experience in a field utilizing the same subject matter
- Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability for traditional distributed systems
- Have practical experience developing on blockchain platforms, such as, Ethereum, Hyperledger, or similar
- Strong object oriented programming language background. Hands-on experience with application programming, backend API development and distributed microservices infrastructure in one or more programming language(s): Solidity, Java, JavaScript, Python.
- Experience and understanding of the cryptographic principles underpinning blockchain technologies such as encryption algorithms, key management, key wallets
- Experience with cloud infrastructure services such as Amazon, Google, or Microsoft (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
- Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
- Experience in Financial Markets
- Experience designing and writing smart contracts with Solidity using Hardhat, Truffle, Slither scanning etc
- Hands-on experience with AWS, EKS, Docker
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment.
- Familiarity with blockchain interoperability solutions
- Experience with RDBMS
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Sr. Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank - Payments Technology, Core Blockchain Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.
Job responsibilities
- Designs and implements microservices architectures using industry-standard technologies and frameworks.
- Designs blockchain solutions and decentralized applications on private and public blockchain networks, with proven and verified cryptographic protocols
- Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
- Monitors and optimize the performance of microservices, ensuring high availability and responsiveness.
- Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues, providing timely solutions to maintain application stability.
- Conducts code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Implements rigorous and thorough monitoring and testing practices to ensure the security and performance goals of blockchain infrastructure
- Designs and verifies cryptographic protocols deployed on the blockchain. Design blockchain solutions, such that it can support benchmark use-cases of decentralized applications, with proven and verified cryptographic protocols
- Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- A degree in Computer Science / Mathematics or equivalent work experience in a field utilizing the same subject matter
- Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability for traditional distributed systems
- Have practical experience developing on blockchain platforms, such as, Ethereum, Hyperledger, or similar
- Strong object oriented programming language background. Hands-on experience with application programming, backend API development and distributed microservices infrastructure in one or more programming language(s): Solidity, Java, JavaScript, Python.
- Experience and understanding of the cryptographic principles underpinning blockchain technologies such as encryption algorithms, key management, key wallets
- Experience with cloud infrastructure services such as Amazon, Google, or Microsoft (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
- Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
- Experience in Financial Markets
- Experience designing and writing smart contracts with Solidity using Hardhat, Truffle, Slither scanning etc
- Hands-on experience with AWS, EKS, Docker
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment.
- Familiarity with blockchain interoperability solutions
- Experience with RDBMS
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
ABOUT THE TEAM
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Investment & Asset Management
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in blockchain engineer jobs.
- Proficiency in Solidity, Rust, or Go for smart contract and protocol development
- Hands-on experience deploying and auditing contracts on Ethereum, Solana, or Hyperledger
- Strong understanding of consensus mechanisms, cryptographic primitives, and distributed systems
- Familiarity with Web3 libraries such as ethers.js, web3.js, or Anchor framework
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field
- Experience integrating blockchain solutions with existing backend APIs and databases
Tips for Your Blockchain Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to the chain
Hiring managers scan for the specific blockchain network you've built on, whether Ethereum, Solana, Hyperledger, or another. List the chain first, then the layer, then the protocol. Generic blockchain experience without naming the stack gets filtered out fast.
Show audited or deployed contract work
Include links to verified contract addresses on block explorers or to public audit reports. Reviewers distinguish between engineers who wrote contracts in a tutorial and those who shipped production code, so on-chain proof closes that gap immediately.
Filter openings by layer and use case
Roles split sharply between layer-one protocol work, layer-two scaling, DeFi application development, and enterprise permissioned ledgers. Applying to every blockchain opening wastes time. Narrow to the layer you know best so your resume reads as a direct fit.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists blockchain engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for a live coding whiteboard on Solidity or Rust
Most technical screens test you on gas optimization, reentrancy vulnerabilities, or ownership patterns in real time. Practice writing and explaining these patterns aloud, not just silently, because interviewers want to hear your reasoning as you code.
Negotiate equity vesting with token unlocks in mind
Offers from blockchain-native companies often combine cash, equity, and token grants with separate vesting schedules. Understand when each component unlocks before comparing total compensation, and ask directly whether token grants are subject to cliff periods or clawbacks.
Blockchain Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most blockchain engineers?
The companies hiring the most blockchain engineers right now include MITRE, Photon, and Mastercard, with the largest share of openings in Virginia, New York, and North Carolina, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is concentrated in fintech, enterprise software, and financial services firms building or expanding on-chain infrastructure.
How many blockchain engineer jobs are remote?
About 80% of blockchain engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible engineering disciplines. Smart contract development, protocol research, and DeFi application work tend to be the most remote-friendly sub-areas, while roles involving on-premise enterprise ledger deployments are more likely to require in-person attendance.
How do you become a blockchain engineer?
Start by building a strong foundation in distributed systems, cryptography, and at least one systems programming language such as Rust or Go. Then learn a smart contract language like Solidity by deploying real contracts on a public testnet. Build and publish two or three complete projects, contribute to open-source blockchain repositories to gain peer review, and pursue a recognized credential such as a Certified Blockchain Developer certification to validate your skills to employers.
Can you get a blockchain engineer job with little experience?
You can get hired as a blockchain engineer with limited experience if your portfolio demonstrates working, deployed code rather than just coursework. Build a DeFi protocol clone, a simple NFT contract, or a layer-two bridge on a public testnet and link to verified contract addresses. Many early-career roles in blockchain-native startups prioritize demonstrated curiosity, code quality, and a grasp of security patterns over years on a resume.
What does the blockchain engineer interview process look like?
The process typically opens with a recruiter screen focused on your blockchain background and the specific chains you've worked on. A technical phone screen follows, usually covering smart contract security, gas efficiency, or consensus fundamentals. The final stage is a take-home project or live coding session where you write, deploy, or audit a contract. Some companies add a system design round that tests how you integrate on-chain logic with off-chain infrastructure.
Where can I find and apply to blockchain engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to blockchain engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from companies across the United States. Search by role, location, or specialization, find the listings that match your background, and apply directly to each one.
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