Chainlink Labs
Senior Software Engineer CCIP
$192K–$260K
New York - NY +16 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Location
- New York - NY
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About the job
Designs and maintains backend services that coordinate secure, reliable cross-chain transactions for the CCIP protocol.
What you'll do
- Build and improve backend services for cross-chain message execution, reliability, and performance.
- Develop internal production incident-response tooling and contribute to protocol security and architecture.
- Optimize RPC usage to reduce transaction latency and improve protocol scalability.
What they ask for
- Backend engineering experience using Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
- Experience delivering software in crypto projects or remote-first engineering organizations.
- Ability to design distributed systems with security and reliability as core principles.
- Production backend systems experience focused on resiliency and operational excellence; experience contributing to engineering design discussions.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of DeFi protocols and decentralized applications; hands-on experience with blockchain bridges or interoperability protocols.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and containerized workloads; familiarity with non-EVM ecosystems such as Solana, Aptos, or Canton.
Pay
$192K - $260K (USD; base salary)
Tools
Go, Rust, TypeScript, EVM, Solana, Aptos, Canton
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