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Injective

DeFi Protocol Engineer

Injective

. Build, maintain, and test core components on the Cosmos-SDK protocol, including the decentralized orderbook, trade execution coordinator, order matcher, and Layer-2 execution environment .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and optimizing blockchain components, particularly within the Cosmos-SDK protocol, while possessing strong financial knowledge related to trading systems and derivatives. Capable of end-to-end ownership of features, collaborating effectively with diverse teams, and communicating complex technical concepts.

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Blockchain EngineeringGolang DevelopmentCosmos-SDK/Tendermint ExperienceFinancial Instruments KnowledgeDistributed Systems Design

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Hard Skills
GolangBlockchainDeFiConsensus MechanismsData StructuresAPI DesignCryptographyKey-Value DatabasesTrading SystemsSmart Contracts
Soft Skills
Self-DrivenProblem OwnershipTechnical Communication
Tools & Technologies
Cosmos-SDKTendermintEthereumSolidityCosmWasm
Industry Keywords
DerivativesTrading InfrastructureAlgo TradingExchangesFinancial Markets

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Distributed SystemsSolidityGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Build, maintain, and test core components on the Cosmos-SDK protocol, including the decentralized orderbook, trade execution coordinator, order matcher, and Layer-2 execution environment
  • Design and implement financial primitives on-chain, including derivatives, margining, liquidations, pricing, and risk logic
  • Develop and optimize core components of the Injective blockchain, including consensus, state management, financial infrastructure, and applications
  • Take end-to-end ownership of features from requirement gathering and specifications through architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment
  • Write open-source Golang clients for direct interaction with the protocol and smart contracts
  • Contribute to research and development of new blockchain features and technologies
  • Collaborate with front-end developers, back-end developers, and quality assurance engineers to deliver blockchain solutions
  • Collaborate with external partners and open-source communities to enhance the blockchain ecosystem

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Blockchain Engineer
  • Strong prior experience in finance, ideally building trading systems, exchanges, or algo trading/derivatives platforms at a bank, trading firm, or exchange
  • Track record of building large, complex, and performant distributed systems in production
  • Worked on at least two production Golang codebases that are reasonably large and performant
  • Strong knowledge of Go idioms, libraries, and parallel processing
  • Strong knowledge of blockchain, DeFi & DEX concepts, consensus mechanisms, CosmWasm contract platform
  • Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals such as data structures and API design
  • Self-driven and comfortable owning problems end-to-end with minimal oversight
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts with other technical and non-technical team members
  • Experience with Cosmos-SDK/Tendermint
  • Deep knowledge of financial instruments and markets (derivatives, credit, perpetuals, options)
  • Experience with low-latency or high-throughput trading infrastructure
  • Experience with cryptography libraries, including digital signatures and hash algorithms used by Ethereum and Cosmos
  • Experience with key-value databases, especially ones used by cosmos-sdk
  • Experience with Ethereum/Solidity

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive salary and INJ token award
  • Remote-friendly work environment with flexible hours
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Equipment
  • Home Office Stipend
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge blockchain technology in the finance industry
  • Collaborative team culture with opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Global team meetups