Digital Asset Engineer

Job Description – Blockchain / Digital Assets Engineer

Position

Blockchain / Digital Assets Engineer

Experience

4–8 Years

Location

UAE – Dubai / Abu Dhabi

Employment Type

Full-Time / Contract

Work Mode

Onsite / Hybrid – As per client requirement

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Blockchain / Digital Assets Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and maintain blockchain-based applications and digital-asset platforms.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Blockchain, Ethereum/EVM, Solidity, smart contracts, Web3 technologies, APIs, wallets, and decentralized applications. Experience in financial services, digital assets, tokenization, custody, exchanges, or payment platforms will be highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable blockchain and digital-asset applications.
• Develop, test, deploy, and maintain smart contracts.
• Build and integrate blockchain applications with enterprise systems and financial platforms.
• Develop secure and scalable Web3 APIs and backend services.
• Integrate wallets, exchanges, custody platforms, blockchain nodes, and third-party services.
• Develop decentralized applications (dApps) and blockchain-enabled enterprise solutions.
• Implement tokenization solutions for digital assets and real-world assets.
• Work with blockchain networks to read, write, and monitor on-chain transactions.
• Develop transaction processing, validation, monitoring, and reconciliation capabilities.
• Implement blockchain event listeners and real-time transaction monitoring.
• Perform smart-contract testing, debugging, optimization, and deployment.
• Analyze blockchain transactions and investigate transaction failures or anomalies.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, key management, and API integrations.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Security Teams, Compliance Teams, and business stakeholders.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Stay updated with developments in blockchain, tokenization, digital assets, Web3, and decentralized finance.

Mandatory Skills

• 4–8 years of software development experience, with relevant Blockchain / Web3 experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Blockchain technologies.
• Strong experience with Solidity and Smart Contract development.
• Experience with Ethereum / EVM-compatible blockchain networks.
• Strong understanding of blockchain architecture and transaction lifecycle.
• Experience with Web3 libraries such as Web3.js, Ethers.js, or equivalent.
• Experience developing and integrating REST APIs.
• Strong programming experience in JavaScript / TypeScript, Python, or Java.
• Experience with blockchain wallets and transaction signing.
• Good understanding of cryptography, hashing, digital signatures, and public/private key concepts.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and database technologies.
• Experience with Git and modern software development practices.

Blockchain Technologies

Experience with one or more:

• Ethereum
• Polygon
• Arbitrum
• Optimism
• BNB Chain
• Solana
• Hyperledger
• Other EVM-compatible networks

Smart Contract Development

Desired Candidate Profile

Strong understanding of:

• Solidity
• ERC-20
• ERC-721
• ERC-1155
• Smart-contract deployment
• Contract upgrades
• Gas optimization
• Contract testing
• Event handling
• On-chain/off-chain integration

Digital Assets – Preferred Domain Experience

Candidates with experience in one or more of the following will be preferred:

• Digital asset platforms
• Cryptocurrency exchanges
• Digital wallets
• Institutional custody
• Tokenization
• Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization
• Stablecoins
• Digital securities
• DeFi
• Web3 applications
• Blockchain-based payments
• Asset management platforms
• Trading platforms

Blockchain Security

Strong understanding of:

• Smart contract security