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.

842open jobs
$115k–$195ktypical salary
279companies hiring
14added this week
100%remote

Open Senior roles

842 jobs

Head of Business Development - Crypto

Alpaca · Remote
business developmentpartnershipsinstitutional salesfinancial services
$105k–$175k 8 days ago View →

Senior Software Engineer

Shakepay · Remote
Node.jsTypeScriptPostgresAI tools
$126k–$165k 9 days ago View →

Senior Copywriter

Phantom · Remote
$140k–$188k 9 days ago View →

Director of Engineering, Onchain

Mesh · Remote
Web3blockchainfrontendbackend
$210k–$300k 9 days ago View →

Core Developer - Node / Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Parity / SSV Labs · Remote
RustSubstratenetworkingpeer-to-peer
$100k–$160k 9 days ago View →

Account Executive Leader - Fintech

Plaid · Remote
$100k–$500k 10 days ago View →

QA Engineer (Mid/Senior)

Monetha · Remote
$76k–$124k 10 days ago View →

Senior Software Engineer, Simple Trade Experience

Coinbase · Remote
JavaGolangMongoDBRedis
$186k–$219k 10 days ago View →

Chief of Staff

Coinbase · Remote
$128k–$212k 11 days ago View →

Senior Engineering Manager, Platform

Shakepay · Remote
KubernetesAWSTerraformArgoCD
$170k–$207k 11 days ago View →

Compliance Senior Data Analyst

Crypto.com · Remote
SQLPythonAPIsdata analytics
$80k–$100k 11 days ago View →

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Trading

Coinbase · Remote
$171k–$201k 13 days ago View →

Senior Product Designer, Coinbase One

Coinbase · Remote
$180k–$212k 13 days ago View →

Tech Lead, dApp

1inch Network · Remote
TypeScriptAngularREST APIsWeb3 APIs
$30k–$53k 13 days ago View →

Staff Platform Engineer

OpenSea · Remote
JVM languagesKotlinJavadistributed systems
$190k–$345k 13 days ago View →

Senior Accountant Financial Operations

Solana Foundation · Remote
accountingfinancial managementfinancial reportingXero
$81k–$93k 13 days ago View →

Senior Developer Relations Engineer (Security Advocate)

Trail of Bits · Remote
$160k–$200k 14 days ago View →

Chief of Staff

Coinbase · Remote
management consultingbusiness operationsstrategychief of staff
$212k–$250k 14 days ago View →

Senior Talent Program Manager

Coinbase · Remote
$120k–$200k 14 days ago View →

Staff Product Designer

OpenSea · Remote
$175k–$275k 14 days ago View →

Senior Data Scientist

Phantom · Remote
SQLRPython
$185k–$225k 14 days ago View →

Head of Strategic Institutions

Okx · Remote
Business DevelopmentC-suite relationshipsRevenue ownershipPipeline oversight
$150k–$250k 14 days ago View →

Senior AML Investigator

Strike · Remote
AMLfinancial crimefraud investigationsblockchain
$78k–$100k 23 days ago View →

Senior DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer

Category Labs · Remote
Linuxsystemdnetworkingshell
$180k–$250k 23 days ago View →

Product Engineer / Backend Staff Engineer

Somnia / Koinly · Remote
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.js
$80k–$140k 23 days 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.