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
4added this week
94%remote

Open Senior roles

228 jobs

Senior Program Manager, Contracts & Analytics

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyContract Lifecycle ManagementAISalesforceIronclad
$149k–$175k 3 months ago View →

Senior Staff Software Engineer - Blockchain Platform

Coinbase · Remote
Direct apply
$254k–$299k 3 months ago View →

Operations Senior Associate

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applySQLSnowflakeLooker
$112k–$112k 3 months ago View →

Senior Software Engineer, CDP - Money Movement

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyGoJavaAWSGCP
$141k–$141k 3 months ago View →

Senior Data Scientist, CX Analytics

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyStatisticsMathematicsComputer ScienceEconomics
$180k–$212k 3 months ago View →

Senior Software Engineer Infra - Compute Platform

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyKubernetesAWSGCPCNCF
$98k–$162k 3 months ago View →

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, CX Intelligence

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyPythonMachine LearningAINLP
$135k–$225k 3 months ago View →

Staff ML Risk Analyst

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applymachine learningdata scienceSparkPython
$194k–$228k 3 months ago View →

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

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

Senior Software Engineer - Sardine

Sardine · Remote
Direct applyGolangGoogle Cloud PlatformAWSAPI development
$170k–$170k 4 months ago View →

Full Stack Engineer / Senior Backend Engineer

Improbable / Offchain Labs · Remote
Direct applyTypeScriptGolangRustWASM
$80k–$150k 4 months ago View →

Senior Product Engineer

Wormhole Labs · Remote
Direct applyTypeScriptweb applications
$87k–$115k 4 months ago View →

Senior Smart Contract Engineer - Base

Base · Remote
Direct applySoliditysmart contractsbackend developmentcrypto
$186k–$219k 4 months ago View →

Business Development Director, Capital Markets, Repo and Derivatives

Circle · Remote
Direct apply
$213k–$273k 4 months ago View →

Senior Product Owner — Crypto Wallet

Tangem · Remote
Direct apply
$127k–$196k 4 months ago View →

Senior Go Engineer

Quantori · Remote
Direct applyGoKubernetesCloudAWS
$115k–$196k 4 months ago View →

Senior Blockchain Engineer

UseBlocky · Remote
Direct applySmart ContractsSolidityEthereumNode.JS
$250k–$300k 4 months ago View →

Senior Counsel, Shareholder Litigation

Coinbase · Remote
Direct apply
$225k–$265k 4 months ago View →

Senior Fullstack Engineer Backend Focus

RugsDotFun · Remote
Direct applyReactJavaScriptTypeScriptSQL
$120k–$200k 4 months ago View →

Senior Compliance Tech Analyst, Platform (Compliance Automation)

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applySQLETLELTPython
$167k–$197k 4 months ago View →

Senior Product Manager, CX Automation

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyproduct managementAIautomationcustomer support
$207k–$244k 4 months ago View →

Staff Software Engineer (Platform - FinEng)

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyGolangcloud technologybackend systemsfinancial data
$135k–$225k 4 months ago View →

Staff Machine Learning Engineer(Platform - Identity)

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyMachine LearningPythonTensorFlowPyTorch
$150k–$250k 4 months ago View →

Senior Software Engineer - AI Platform Team

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyAISoftware DevelopmentPlatform Engineering
$98k–$162k 4 months ago View →

Senior Payroll Specialist

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applypayroll processingtax complianceHRIS integrationsGoogle Workspace
$90k–$150k 4 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.