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

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer - Risk)

Coinbase · Remote
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$161k–$161k 4 months ago View →

Staff Product Designer - Advanced Trade

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyFigmaprototypingvisual designinteraction design
$135k–$225k 4 months ago View →

Staff ML Risk Analytics

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applymachine learningdata scienceSparkPython
$98k–$162k 4 months ago View →

Head of Product Creative

Coinbase · Remote
Direct applyvisual designmotion designillustrationFigma
$180k–$300k 4 months ago View →

Senior FP&A Lead — Planning & Modelling

Bolt · Remote
Direct applyfinancial planningscenario modellingfinancial modellingExcel
$33k–$55k 4 months ago View →

Senior Cloud Engineer

Dvtrading · Remote
Direct applyAWSGCPTerraformcloud networking
$210k–$260k 4 months ago View →

Member of Technical Staff, Transparency (Backend Engineer)

Anchorage · Remote
Direct applydistributed systemscode qualitytest infrastructureextensible architecture
$135k–$225k 4 months ago View →

Senior People Operations Specialist / Affiliate Business Development Manager

LI.FI / OKX · Remote
Direct applyPeople OperationsHRSaaSfintech
$60k–$90k 4 months ago View →

Lead SEO Specialist

Movavi · Remote
Direct applySEOAhrefsGoogle Search ConsoleScreaming Frog
$58k–$98k 4 months ago View →

Senior Legal Counsel

Lido · Remote
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$148k–$158k 4 months ago View →

Senior Analyst, AML Know Your Customer

Circle · Remote
Direct applyMacOSGSuiteCAMSDigital Currency
$98k–$128k 4 months ago View →

Senior Product Manager

Movavi · Remote
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$127k–$196k 4 months ago View →

Senior Analytics Engineer

Alpaca · Remote
Direct applySQLDBTPythonPostgres
$117k–$127k 4 months ago View →

Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Copperco · Remote
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$140k–$180k 4 months ago View →

Senior Security Engineer

Nearfoundation · Remote
Direct applyinformation securityIT engineeringSOC II Type 2ISO 27001
$120k–$150k 4 months ago View →

Head of OTC Sales / Private Investment Sales Director

Ayni Gold · Remote
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$50k–$250k 4 months ago View →

Head of OTC Sales / Private Investment Sales Director

Ayni Gold · Remote
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$50k–$250k 4 months ago View →

Senior Legal Counsel (Generalist)

Eqvilent · Remote
Direct applylegalcompliancecontract negotiationM&A
$115k–$190k 4 months ago View →

Senior Web Developer Contractor

OpenZeppelin · Remote
Direct applyTypeScriptReactNext.jsSanity
$72k–$80k 4 months ago View →

Head of Finance

Offchain · Remote
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$84k–$96k 4 months ago View →

Senior Contracts Manager

GitLab · Remote
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$115k–$190k 4 months ago View →

Senior C++ Developer

Movavi · Remote
Direct applyC++17C++20QtObjective-C
$115k–$196k 4 months ago View →

Member of Legal, Senior Counsel, Trading

Anchorage · Remote
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$112k–$188k 4 months ago View →

Senior Banking Relationship Manager

BrainRocket · Remote
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$33k–$55k 4 months ago View →

Senior Compliance Officer — EU / MiCA

EMCD · Remote
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$115k–$190k 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.