Software Engineer I, CCIP

Chainlink Labs
Charlotte, United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, Ireland, Greece, Canada, Phoenix, Argentina, Las Vegas, Portugal, Netherlands, Colombia, Mexico, Belgium, Poland
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Collaboration","Technical decision-making"]

Design and maintain backend services for fast, fault-tolerant cross-chain message execution in adversarial conditions. Improve CCIP protocol reliability for EVM chains with security-first distributed systems, optimize RPC usage and performance to reduce latency, and build internal tooling for incident response. Contribute to protocol security initiatives and technical design discussions to strengthen resilience and long-term scalability.

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Software Engineer I, CCIP

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Job Summary

Design and maintain backend services for fast, fault-tolerant cross-chain message execution in adversarial conditions. Improve CCIP protocol reliability for EVM chains with security-first distributed systems, optimize RPC usage and performance to reduce latency, and build internal tooling for incident response. Contribute to protocol security initiatives and technical design discussions to strengthen resilience and long-term scalability.
Location: Charlotte, United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, Ireland, Greece, Canada, Phoenix, Argentina, Las Vegas, Portugal, Netherlands, Colombia, Mexico, Belgium, Poland
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and evolve backend services that power secure, reliable cross-chain message execution across blockchain ecosystems.
  • •Improve protocol reliability for EVM chains with resilient, security-first system design.
  • •Reduce cross-chain transaction latency by optimizing RPC usage and protocol performance.
  • •Develop internal tooling to enable faster diagnosis and resolution of production issues during incident response.
  • •Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to protocol security initiatives that strengthen CCIP resilience under adversarial conditions.

Key Requirements

  • •Demonstrated backend engineering experience using Go, Rust, or TypeScript.
  • •Experience delivering software within crypto projects or remote-first engineering organizations.
  • •Proven ability to design distributed systems with security and reliability as foundational engineering principles.
  • •Built or maintained backend systems that operate in production with a focus on resiliency and operational excellence.
  • •Experience collaborating in engineering design discussions and contributing to technical decision-making.
Experience:CryptoDeFi
Skills:CollaborationTechnical decision-making
Tech Stack:GoRustTypeScriptRPCCloud infrastructureContainerized workloadsPublic cloud platformsBlockchain bridgesInteroperability protocolsSolanaAptosCantonEVMCross-chain

Company Brief

Chainlink Labs
Chainlink Labs develops decentralized oracle networks and Web3 services that connect smart contracts to real-world data, enabling secure off-chain inputs, outputs, and computation for blockchains and enterprise applications.
Industry: Blockchain & Web3
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2014
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