[Hiring] Senior Blockchain Engineer @Ondo Finance

Role Description

As a Senior Blockchain Engineer at Ondo, you will own the design of our smart contract systems:

• Design secure, efficient, and scalable smart contract solutions across many blockchain ecosystems powering Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization.
• Keep contracts secure from deployment through their entire lifecycle.
• Build tooling that allows non-technical teammates to safely view and manage on-chain state.
• Create automated systems to reduce manual, error-prone work.
• Collaborate with product, legal, compliance, web, and ops teams to ensure contracts are technically sound and regulatorily aligned.
• Favor simple, elegant designs that enable quick and safe movement.
• Shape the future of finance by building systems that bring real-world assets on-chain.

Responsibilities

• Architect entire smart contract systems for Ondo's evolving product suite, covering new chain deployments, DeFi interoperability, and bridging solutions.
• Own contract security across the full lifetime of the system, including upgrade safety and administrative controls.
• Build tooling and automated systems for non-technical teammates to safely view, monitor, and manage contracts.
• Connect smart contract design to the rest of the product, ensuring smooth integration and monitoring.
• Serve as tech lead and subject matter expert for blockchain projects, guiding the engineering team toward scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Based in PT, MT, CT, or ET time zones.
• Excellent technical and non-technical communication skills, verbal and written.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years in blockchain engineering, ideally from another DeFi protocol live on multiple chains.
• Strong competency with Solidity; exposure to non-EVM smart contract languages a plus, particularly Solana.
• Demonstrated ability to design systems, including tooling, automation, and security across the contract lifecycle.
• Proven results building and scaling a DeFi protocol.
• Python and/or TypeScript experience preferred for building tooling and automation.
• Strong technical grasp and excellent judgment on task prioritization.
• Strong emphasis on understanding the "why" behind requirements and a commitment to defining the "minimum scope."

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including salary, future token rights, and/or equity.
• Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental) and flexible vacation policy (PTO).
• Small remote-first team across many countries.
• A+ colleagues from top companies including Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, and SpaceX.
• Best-in-class investors including Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures.