Senior Backend Engineer CCIP Protocol

Build secure cross-chain systems with Go, Rust, or TypeScript at Chainlink Labs as a remote-first Senior Software Engineer. Improve reliability across blockchain ecosystems.

The CCIP Protocol team seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and maintain services coordinating fast, fault-tolerant cross-chain transactions. You will strengthen protocol security, reliability, and operational resilience under adversarial conditions. The work includes backend engineering, distributed systems, RPC optimization, and production tooling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build backend services for secure cross-chain message execution
• Improve reliability for EVM chains through resilient systems
• Reduce transaction latency through RPC and protocol optimizations
• Develop tooling for production diagnosis and incident response
• Contribute to security initiatives and technical design discussions

Requirements:

• Backend engineering experience with Go, Rust, or TypeScript
• Experience in crypto projects or remote-first engineering organizations
• Distributed systems design grounded in security and reliability
• Production backend experience emphasizing resiliency and operational excellence
• Experience contributing to engineering design and technical decisions

Apply backend engineering, distributed systems, and security expertise to advance Chainlink CCIP reliability across blockchain ecosystems.