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.

882open jobs
$116k–$195ktypical salary
278companies hiring
5added this week
94%remote

Open Senior roles

882 jobs

Director of Site Reliability Engineering

Stellar Development Foundation · Remote
Site Reliability EngineeringInfrastructureOperationsKubernetes
$210k–$310k 4 months ago View →

Senior Product Manager, Trust Company

Fireblocks · Remote
$154k–$203k 4 months ago View →

Capital Markets Lead

Stellar Development Foundation · Hybrid
Blockchain TechnologyRisk ManagementOn-chain DataEconomic Modeling
$160k–$240k 4 months ago View →

Senior Software Engineer, C++

Stellar Development Foundation · Hybrid
C++RustBlockchainDistributed Systems
$180k–$290k 4 months ago View →

Senior Backend Engineer

Stellar Development Foundation · Hybrid
PythonC++GoRust
$185k–$275k 4 months ago View →

Director of Research

Stellar Development Foundation · Remote
CryptographyResearchMechanism DesignIndustry Collaboration
$210k–$365k 4 months ago View →

Head of Cross-Border Payments

Coins · Remote
$105k–$175k 4 months ago View →

Accounting Advisory Senior or Supervisor - Nonprofit

Bpmcpa · Remote
AccountingFinanceNonprofitFund Accounting
$90k–$150k 4 months ago View →

Senior Security Engineer

NEAR Foundation · Remote
IAMendpointcloudPython
$130k–$180k 4 months ago View →

Lead Safety (all genders)

Growth Content Creator · Remote
$34k–$56k 4 months ago View →

Air Systems Engineer - Mid/Senior

ZeroAvia · Remote
aerospace engineeringair system architectureturbomachinerythermo-fluid analysis
$60k–$90k 4 months ago View →

Senior Frontend Engineer

HumanSignal · Remote
PythonDjangoJavaScriptTypeScript
$115k–$196k 4 months ago View →

Senior DevOps Engineer

Incode · Remote
KubernetesAWSTerraformHelm Charts
$98k–$162k 4 months ago View →

Head of Total Rewards

Incode · Remote
Compensation StrategyPeople AnalyticsTotal RewardsExecutive Reporting
$45k–$75k 4 months ago View →

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Crypto · Hybrid
PythonJavaRESTWebSocket
$75k–$125k 4 months ago View →

Lead Analyst, Product Compliance

Circle · Remote
ComplianceRisk ManagementPaymentsBlockchain
$140k–$185k 4 months ago View →

Lead Product Designer, Digital Assets

Circle · Remote
Product ManagementCryptoSystems ThinkingProduct Design
$173k–$225k 4 months ago View →

Principal Creative, Copy

Circle · Remote
Product MarketingUX WritingCreative CopyContent Creation
$173k–$223k 4 months ago View →

Senior Business Development Director, Americas

Circle · Remote
Business DevelopmentPartnershipsMarket AnalysisBlockchain Technology
$245k–$308k 4 months ago View →

Lead Product Designer

Circle · Remote
Design SystemsFigmaAccount RecoverySystem Design
$173k–$225k 4 months ago View →

Principal Product Manager, Growth

Circle · Remote
Product StrategyCross-functional LeadershipData AnalysisBusiness Development
$200k–$260k 4 months ago View →

Investor Relations Senior Manager

Circle · Remote
Investor RelationsFinanceGSuiteStrategy Analysis
$185k–$238k 4 months ago View →

Head of Project Operations

SOFTSWISS · Remote
$52k–$86k 4 months ago View →

Senior Solutions Architect, Public Sector

Truv · Remote
APIsintegrationsdata workflowsenterprise software architecture
$92k–$161k 4 months ago View →

Head of Fraud Strategy & Ops

Moonpay · Remote
$75k–$125k 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.