Senior Jobs in Crypto & Web3

Senior web3 roles carry ownership over architecture, technical direction, and mentorship, whether designing protocol upgrades, leading smart contract teams, or setting infrastructure strategy. These engineers and leaders make high-stakes decisions about security, upgradeability, and trade-offs that affect real funds and users.

Beyond coding, seniors review audits, set engineering standards, interview and grow teams, and translate roadmaps into shippable plans across staff, principal, and lead positions. Deep experience with the EVM or other runtimes, security practices, and the maturity to navigate ambiguity define candidates at this level.

892open jobs
$116k–$196ktypical salary
281companies hiring
6added this week
94%remote

Open Senior roles

228 jobs

Senior Backend Engineer (Go) & Senior Mobile Engineer (React Native)

Trust Wallet · Remote
Direct applyGoAWSAzureGCP
$90k–$130k 1 month ago View →

Senior Manager, Product Design - Product Platform

CaptivateIQ · Remote
Direct apply
$120k–$180k 1 month ago View →

Senior Backend Engineer

Uniswap Labs · Hybrid
Direct apply
$180k–$226k 1 month ago View →

Staff IT Technical Program Manager

Coinbase · Remote
Direct apply
$149k–$175k 1 month ago View →

Senior Application Security Engineer

Consensys · Remote
Direct applyJavaScriptNode.jsReactReact Native
$130k–$218k 1 month ago View →

Senior Data Scientist

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applySQLPythondata visualizationETL
$133k–$140k 1 month ago View →

Senior Backend Engineer / Senior QA Engineer / SDET

Zerion / Trust Wallet · Remote
Direct applyGoDockerK8sPostgreSQL
$80k–$160k 1 month ago View →

Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Unified Trading Architect

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyJavadistributed systemsevent-driven systemshigh-availability systems
$254k–$299k 1 month ago View →

Staff Data Engineer, Market Data

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyJavaC++AeronSBE
$207k–$244k 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 →

Account Executive Leader - Fintech

Plaid · Remote
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$100k–$500k 1 month ago View →

QA Engineer (Mid/Senior)

Monetha · Remote
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$76k–$124k 1 month ago View →

Senior Software Engineer, Simple Trade Experience

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyJavaGolangMongoDBRedis
$186k–$219k 1 month ago View →

Chief of Staff

Coinbase · Remote
Direct apply
$128k–$212k 1 month ago View →

Senior Product Designer, Coinbase One

Coinbase · Remote
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$180k–$212k 1 month ago View →

Staff Platform Engineer

OpenSea · Remote
Direct applyJVM languagesKotlinJavadistributed systems
$190k–$345k 1 month ago View →

Senior Accountant Financial Operations

Solana Foundation · Remote
Direct applyaccountingfinancial managementfinancial reportingXero
$81k–$93k 1 month ago View →

Chief of Staff

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applymanagement consultingbusiness operationsstrategychief of staff
$212k–$250k 2 months ago View →

Senior Talent Program Manager

Coinbase · Remote
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$120k–$200k 2 months ago View →

Product Engineer / Backend Staff Engineer

Somnia / Koinly · Remote
Direct applyJavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.js
$80k–$140k 2 months ago View →

Senior Business Controller

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyaccountingfinancecryptobig 4 accounting
$98k–$162k 2 months ago View →

Design Engineer / Senior QA Engineer

Trust Wallet / Somnia · Remote
Direct applyReact NativeFigmaAI tools
$90k–$130k 2 months ago View →

Senior Software Engineer - Coinbase

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyGoblockchainsmart contractsAPIs
$186k–$219k 2 months ago View →

Creative Director

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applycreative directiononchain environmentscommunity engagementdigital marketing
$216k–$216k 2 months ago View →

Frequently asked questions

What distinguishes a senior web3 role from a mid-level one?
Seniors own architecture and technical direction, mentor others, make security-critical decisions, and lead projects end to end, rather than primarily executing well-scoped tasks.
Do senior roles still involve hands-on coding?
Many do, especially staff and principal engineering roles, though the balance shifts toward design, review, and leadership. Lead and management tracks may code less and coordinate more.
What experience do senior web3 jobs expect?
Typically several years building production systems, deep knowledge of a runtime like the EVM, a track record with security and audits, and the judgment to handle ambiguous, high-stakes decisions.