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Aave Labs

Senior Smart Contract Engineer

Aave Labs

. Design, implement, and test secure Solidity-based smart contracts and decentralised applications .

Posted 10/12/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, implementing, and testing secure Solidity-based smart contracts and decentralized applications, with a strong focus on smart contract security and DeFi protocols. Proven ability to manage projects end to end while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Solidity Smart Contract DevelopmentDeFi Protocols ExpertiseSmart Contract Security KnowledgeCode Review and Technical FeedbackProject Management in Smart Contracts

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Hard Skills
SoliditySmart Contract DevelopmentDeFi ProtocolsEVMSmart Contract SecurityTesting MethodologiesDebuggingTechnical DesignProtocol IntegrationsVulnerability Mitigation
Soft Skills
Technical Decision-MakingCollaborationCommunication
Tools & Technologies
EthereumDecentralized ApplicationsProtocol-Level InfrastructureSecurity Tooling
Industry Keywords
DeFiSmart ContractsProtocol Design PatternsLendingVaultsStablecoinsLiquidity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
SolidityWeb3

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, implement, and test secure Solidity-based smart contracts and decentralised applications
  • Own small to medium-sized smart contract projects end to end, from technical design through deployment
  • Contribute to protocol initiatives including Aave V4, vaults, and GHO
  • Develop and maintain protocol-level infrastructure and tooling
  • Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to ship protocol features
  • Investigate security vulnerabilities, reproduce attack scenarios, and contribute to mitigation and response
  • Debug and troubleshoot smart contract and protocol issues across development and production environments
  • Review other engineers’ code, focusing on correctness, testing, and security
  • Stay current with Ethereum, DeFi, and smart contract security developments

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Strong experience building and shipping production smart contracts using Solidity
  • Experience working with DeFi protocols and a strong understanding of smart contracts, the EVM, and common protocol design patterns
  • Ability to independently design and deliver well-defined smart contract projects of limited scope
  • Deep technical expertise in one or more areas of DeFi, such as lending, vaults, stablecoins, liquidity, or protocol integrations
  • Strong knowledge of smart contract security, including common vulnerability classes, testing methodologies, and secure development practices
  • Ability to make sound technical decisions and clearly explain reasoning and trade-offs
  • Track record of producing reliable, well-tested code and providing useful technical feedback through code review
  • Habit of keeping up with exploits, security research, tooling, and Ethereum ecosystem developments
  • Genuine passion for DeFi and web3 technology
  • Nice to have: experience with DeFi vaults, large DeFi protocols or smart contract codebases, protocol adapters, or external protocol integrations

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equal opportunities employer
  • Remote work arrangement