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.
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700 jobsHead of Compliance | MLRO
Btse · Remote
$150k–$250k
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Growth Lead
Monorail · Remote
$96k–$144k
1 month ago
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Customer Delivery Lead
SD Worx · Remote
$52k–$86k
1 month ago
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Capital Markets Lead
Stellar Development Foundation · Remote
$160k–$240k
1 month ago
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(Senior) Backend Engineer, Marketpace
Wheely · Remote
$60k–$90k
1 month ago
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Senior LLM Systems Engineer
Risk Labs · Remote
$100k–$200k
1 month ago
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Senior Account Executive, API (L3)
Coingecko · Remote
$75k–$125k
1 month ago
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Senior Blockchain/Web3 Engineer
Rather Labs · Remote
$180k–$180k
1 month ago
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Senior Product Manager
Movavi · Remote
$127k–$196k
1 month ago
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Senior Backend Engineer
HumanSignal · Remote
$115k–$196k
1 month ago
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Senior NET Developer
Spotware Systems · Remote
$80k–$130k
1 month ago
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Senior Product Designer, Truework
Checkr · Remote
$120k–$180k
1 month ago
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Art Director (Photo Production)
Full · Remote
$38k–$58k
1 month ago
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Staff/Senior Security Engineer - DeFi
Ethena Labs · Remote
$112k–$188k
1 month ago
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Senior Analytics Engineer
Alpaca · Remote
$117k–$127k
1 month ago
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Senior Front-End Developer
Bookipi · Remote
$115k–$196k
1 month ago
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Senior Vision Systems Engineer
Luxoft · Remote
$115k–$196k
1 month ago
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Senior Business System Analyst
Symfa · Remote
$127k–$196k
1 month ago
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Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Copperco · Remote
$140k–$180k
1 month ago
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Director of Marketing Operations
Fireblocks · Remote
$154k–$210k
1 month ago
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Senior Software Engineer - Core Trading
Alpaca · Remote
$98k–$162k
1 month ago
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Senior Business Recruiter
Alpaca · Remote
$98k–$162k
1 month ago
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Senior Security Engineer
Nearfoundation · Remote
$120k–$150k
1 month ago
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Head of OTC Sales / Private Investment Sales Director
Ayni Gold · Remote
$50k–$250k
1 month ago
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Head of OTC Sales / Private Investment Sales Director
Ayni Gold · Remote
$50k–$250k
1 month ago
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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.
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