Infrastructure Jobs in Crypto & Web3

Blockchain infrastructure is the foundation everything else runs on: node clients, RPC providers, indexers, oracles, bridges, and the developer tooling that makes building possible. Work here is deeply technical and performance-sensitive, often touching networking, consensus, data availability, and the scaling layers like rollups that define a chain's throughput.

Employers seek engineers fluent in Rust, Go, or C++ who can operate at the protocol level, optimize for throughput and reliability, and reason about distributed systems under load. Contributions to clients, indexing pipelines, or bridge and oracle design are strong signals for these foundational, high-impact roles.

42open jobs
$120k–$198ktypical salary
29companies hiring
95%remote

Open Infrastructure roles

14 jobs

Senior Software Engineer, Protocol (Rust) & Staff Smart Contract Engineer

OP Labs & Aave Labs · Remote
Direct applyRustSolidityEthereumEVM
$130k–$190k 1 month ago View →

Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Trading

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyinfrastructureSRELinuxobservability
$218k–$257k 1 month ago View →

Core Developer - Node / Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Parity / SSV Labs · Remote
Direct applyRustSubstratenetworkingpeer-to-peer
$100k–$160k 1 month ago View →

Core Blockchain Engineer / Infrastructure / Systems Operations Engineer

Conduit / ZIGChain · Remote
Direct applyGoPythonRustPostgres
$40k–$160k 1 month ago View →

Infrastructure Systems Operations Engineer Junior to Mid

ZIGChain · Remote
Direct applyLinuxAWSTerraformBash
$40k–$50k 1 month ago View →

Head of AI Infrastructure Markets

Galaxy Digital · Remote
Direct apply
$260k–$290k 3 months ago View →

Senior Backend Developer (Node.js)

Tangem · Remote
Direct applyNode.jsNest.jsJavaScriptTypeScript
$115k–$196k 3 months ago View →

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

MoonPay · Remote
Direct applyLinuxJavaScriptTypescriptNode.JS
$170k–$220k 3 months ago View →

Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Core AI Infrastructure

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyAWSTerraformAnsibleChef
$112k–$188k 4 months ago View →

VP, Protocol Engineer (Validators)

Galaxydigitalservices · Remote
Direct applyPythonLinux SystemsGCPAWS
$68k–$112k 4 months ago View →

Partnerships Lead, Blockchain Infrastructure

OP Labs PBC · Remote
Direct apply
$200k–$300k 5 months ago View →

Product Manager Node Economics

Chainlink Labs · Remote
Direct apply
$84k–$115k 5 months ago View →

Staff Node.js Engineer - 100% remote

Tether Operations Limited · Remote
Direct applyNode.jsmicroservicesAPI designdata modeling
$127k–$203k 5 months ago View →

Senior Product Manager Node Operations

Chainlink Labs · Remote
Direct apply
$115k–$126k 5 months ago View →

Frequently asked questions

What languages dominate blockchain infrastructure?
Rust, Go, and C++ are most common for clients, nodes, and performance-critical tooling, with the right choice depending on the ecosystem you target.
What counts as infrastructure work in web3?
Node clients, RPC services, indexers, oracles, bridges, data availability, and developer tooling, the layers other applications depend on.
Is distributed systems knowledge important here?
Very. Consensus, networking, fault tolerance, and performance under load are central, so strong systems engineering skills are highly valued.