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Photon

Blockchain Developer - Dallas, TX

Dallas, TX · On-site

As a Blockchain Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting a ... Understands "Crypto Actions" - for example, hard vs soft forks in the network, airdrops, token ...

SWIFT VA

Blockchain Developer

Manassas, VA

$101K - $188K/yr

Participate in network governance design (consensus, membership, endorsement policies) * Develop ... Proven experience (3+ years) as a Blockchain Developer or in a similar role focusing on DLT.

P2P

Senior Software Engineer, C++

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$200 - $250/hr

... blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and ... companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly ...

Optimism

Senior Sales Engineer

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$100 - $125/hr

OP Labs builds Optimism, an open-source blockchain network that powers the next generation of ... About the Role We are looking for a Senior Sales Engineer to support Optimism's enterprise and ...

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How much do blockchain network engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for blockchain network engineer in the United States is $109,040.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $89,000.00 and $133,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a blockchain network engineer?

Blockchain Network Engineers are specialized IT professionals who design, implement, and manage blockchain network infrastructures. They are responsible for configuring nodes, developing smart contracts, ensuring network security, and maintaining blockchain protocols. Their work enables decentralized applications and secure transactions in various industries, including finance, supply chain, and healthcare. These engineers must have a strong background in cryptography, distributed systems, and programming languages such as Solidity or Go. They also troubleshoot issues, upgrade networks, and collaborate with developers to enhance blockchain solutions.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a blockchain network engineer?

To thrive as a Blockchain Network Engineer, you need expertise in distributed systems, cryptography, smart contract development, and proficiency in languages like Solidity or Go, often supported by a degree in computer science or a related field. Familiarity with blockchain platforms (such as Ethereum and Hyperledger), consensus algorithms, and tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and version control systems is critical. Analytical thinking, problem-solving, and effective collaboration are standout soft skills in this position. These skills and qualities are vital to ensure secure, scalable, and efficient blockchain network architecture that meets organizational and user needs.

What are some common challenges faced by blockchain network engineers when deploying and maintaining blockchain infrastructure?

Blockchain Network Engineers often encounter challenges such as ensuring network scalability, maintaining security against evolving threats, and managing node synchronization across decentralized environments. They also need to address issues with interoperability between various blockchain platforms and handle frequent software upgrades without causing disruptions. Effective collaboration with developers, security teams, and system administrators is essential to troubleshoot incidents quickly and maintain high network performance.

What is the difference between Blockchain Network Engineer vs Blockchain Developer?

AspectBlockchain Network EngineerBlockchain Developer
Primary FocusDesigning, maintaining, and optimizing blockchain network infrastructureCreating and implementing blockchain applications and smart contracts
Required SkillsNetwork protocols, security, infrastructure setupSmart contract programming, blockchain platforms, coding languages
CertificationsBlockchain certifications, networking certifications (e.g., Cisco, CompTIA)Blockchain development certifications, Solidity, Ethereum developer courses
Work EnvironmentNetwork operations centers, cloud environments, enterprise settingsDevelopment environments, blockchain platforms, software labs

While both roles involve blockchain technology, Blockchain Network Engineers focus on the network infrastructure and security, ensuring blockchain systems run smoothly. Blockchain Developers primarily build applications and smart contracts on blockchain platforms. Both roles often collaborate but require different skill sets and certifications.

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Infographic showing various Blockchain Network Engineer job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 80% Full Time, 12% Part Time, and 7% Contract. Highlights an 93% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $109,040 per year, or $52.4 per hour.

Senior Software Engineer, Core

New York, NY • On-site

Stellar Development Foundation
Software Development • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Stellar Development Foundationexternal

$1.5K/day

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement

Re-posted 23 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Design, build, and implement changes to Stellar Core, the primary distributed system maintaining Stellar's ledger and achieving global consensus.

  • Collaborate on developing scalable, robust, and extensible technologies to support the Stellar network and its participants.

  • Investigate and optimize system performance, including refactoring bottlenecks and authoring technical specifications for features and protocols.

Job description

Interested in working on cutting-edge blockchain technology and creating equitable access to the global financial system? Since 2014, the mission-driven team at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has helped fuel the tremendous growth of the Stellar blockchain network, an open-source platform that operates at high-scale today. Developers and companies around the world build on it, and the SDF team is expanding to support the rapidly growing and changing Stellar ecosystem.
In this role you'll be designing, building, and implementing changes to Stellar Core - the primary distributed system that is used for maintaining Stellar's ledger and obtaining global consensus.
As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of problems focused on growing and scaling our global network. This includes designing and implementing features that increase the performance of the network (peer to peer networking and processing performance), decentralization (resilience to nodes failing or coordinating to attack the network) as well as proper incentive mechanics for network participants.
You'll be playing with formal models and verification (consensus), simulation (confirm emergent properties) in addition to typical scalability problems (distributed and multi-core).
In this role, you will:
  • Design and build key components of Stellar Core - the backbone software behind the Stellar Network.
  • Design and develop robust, scalable, and extensible technologies that empower our developers and network participants.
  • Collaborate on new architectures and subsystems, working alongside our CTO, our team of engineers, and our community of open source developers.
  • Write clean, maintainable code with an emphasis on edge case analysis and future-proofing our work.
  • Own core subsystems of Stellar Core, and help the team hit critical product milestones.
  • Collaborate with the team on code review and design, and contribute to best practices for all of engineering at SDF.
  • Investigate and refactor performance bottlenecks in order to continue scaling the system.
  • Author detailed technical feature and protocol (RFC) specifications - we take design seriously, and we encourage everyone to be a part of our RFC processes.

You have:
  • You have 4+ years of experience developing software on a team.
  • You have a BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent field.
  • You excel in writing code in modern C++ or Rust in a production environment.
  • You're a great communicator that can advocate and lead technical discussions, especially during the design and code review process.
  • You have a solid understanding of software design patterns, and how to build components that are reusable, extensible, and modular.
  • You are knowledgeable of best practices and development tools and are passionate about technological innovation.
  • You have a passion for performance debugging and benchmarking.
  • You love a good challenge in an ever-evolving space - many of the challenges we face are being faced for the first time!
  • You're enthusiastic about working on a small, growing team where you'll be given a lot of autonomy.
  • You're open, empathetic, and care about putting the best ideas forward in a collaborative and helpful manner.

Bonus Points if:
  • You have direct experience with designing and implementing distributed systems.
  • You have a strong curiosity in blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies, and understand the fundamentals of these systems.

We offer competitive pay with a base salary range for this position of $180,000 - $280,000 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, we offer lumen-denominated grants along with the following perks and benefits:
USA Benefits/Perks:
  • Competitive health, dental & vision coverage with most plans covered at 100% for the employee + any dependents
  • Flexible time off + 15 company holidays including a company-wide holiday break
  • Generous paid parental leave for all parents, plus paid pregnancy disability leave for birthing parents
  • Gym reimbursement ($80 per month)
  • Life & ADD (up to $50K)
  • Short & Long term disability
  • 401K with 4% match
  • Health & Dependent Care FSA Accounts
  • Commuter benefits with $250/month employer contribution
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with monthly employer contribution
  • Family building benefits through Kindbody
  • Wellbeing benefits (One Medical, Rightway, Headspace)
  • L&D budget of $1,500/year
  • Daily lunch and snacks in office
  • Company retreats

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About Stellar
Stellar is more than a blockchain. Powered by a decentralized, fast, scalable, and uniquely sustainable network made for financial products and services and a thriving and passionate ecosystem that includes a non-profit organization driven by a mission, Stellar is paving the path to unlock the world's economic potential through blockchain technology. Built with speed and low costs in mind, the Stellar network provides builders and financial institutions worldwide a platform to issue assets, and to send and convert currencies in real time creating real world utility. Founded in 2014, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) supports the continued development and growth of the Stellar network and also serves the ecosystem of NGOs, corporations, universities, small businesses, governments, and solo entrepreneurs building on the Stellar network through tooling, funding and strategic collaborations. Together, Stellar is where blockchain meets the real world.
About the Stellar Development Foundation
The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization focused on working with and supporting change-makers to create equitable access to the global financial system through blockchain technology. SDF provides grants, investments, funding, and other awards to builders and organizations. SDF also develops resources and tooling on the Stellar network to help unlock real world utility. As a nonprofit foundation, SDF puts the health of the Stellar network and the Stellar ecosystem and its mission above all else.
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