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Senior Software Engineer, Foundations

Chainlink LabsLisbon, PortugalRemote, Onsite

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.

About The Role 


The Foundations Team is building a unified platform for all Chainlink products, and as a Senior Engineer, you will be key in launching this platform. Your focus will be on scalability, automation, and security to support seamless product onboarding.You will design and implement a robust system, automating node deployments to improve efficiency while working closely with the security team to mitigate risks as the platform opens to third-party developers. Collaboration across teams will be essential to ensure smooth cross-product integration with minimal disruption.

Your Impact


  • Lead the platform expansion, ensuring reliability and scalability 
  • Collaborate with the architecture team to design and implement solutions that optimize platform performance, security, and scalability.
  • Drive automation of node deployments, eliminating manual processes to enhance horizontal scalability.
  • Gain a deep understanding of each Chainlink product’s operational needs and translate them into a scalable platform architecture.
  • Focus on measurable outcomes, ensuring platform improvements align with business priorities and deliver real impact.

Requirements


  • 7+ years of professional software development experience 
  • Advanced ability with Golang or other strongly-typed programming language
  • Experience with platform development + distributed systems
  • Experience developing production APIs with several stakeholders

Preferred Requirements


  • Experience with establishing and building towards SLOs/SLIs for a production platform
  • Experience developing in Typescript or Solidity
  • Strong interest in blockchain and web3 technologies
  • Experience with dApp development or financial infrastructure

All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Commitment to Equal Opportunity


Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us via this form.

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Life at Chainlink Labs

Chainlink Labs is the leading provider of secure and reliable open-source blockchain oracle solutions, enabling smart contracts to connect to real-world data and systems, such as off-chain data feeds, web APIs, IoT devices, payment systems, and more. We are dedicated to the development and integration of Chainlink as the standard decentralized oracle framework used by smart contracts across any blockchain. At Chainlink Labs, we empower the broader Chainlink community and build world-class Chainlink-based solutions for global enterprises such as Google and Oracle and development teams at the forefront of the smart contract ecosystem, including Aave, Synthetix, and many more. Through a fusion of principled academic research and an industry focus on user needs, our mission is to enable the next generation of smart contracts and usher in a new age of economic fairness, transparency, and efficiency.
Thrive Here & What We Value* Multiblockchain universe leveraging diverse blockchains' strengths* Passionate team committed to global impact and change* Continuous learning, embracing new technologies* Diversity and inclusion with equal opportunity for all applicants* Collaborative work environment tackling complex challenges* Positive work culture recognized by Newsweek's 10 Most Loved Workplaces* Global partnerships with financial institutions and Web3 teams* Remote work flexibility across time zones and continents* Strict adherence to global data privacy policies for employees* Focus on innovation, creativity, community building, education, and responsible decision-making

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