This is a remote position.
We're looking for a Senior Blockchain Engineer who can take ownership of blockchain engineering, production readiness, smart contract implementation, and multi-chain integrations while working closely with our Technical Lead and founding team.
This is a hands-on engineering role with significant technical ownership. You'll help shape the platform architecture, engineering standards, and long-term scalability—not simply execute predefined tasks.
Much of the work involves integrating multiple blockchain and financial APIs into a unified developer experience.
- Harden the platform for production deployment
- Implement encryption at rest and in transit
- Design and maintain secure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Build comprehensive audit logging and monitoring
- Support security reviews and penetration testing
- Build and maintain secure smart contracts using audited open-source standards (e.g., OpenZeppelin)
- Integrate and manage blockchain infrastructure across multiple networks
- Develop chain-agnostic transaction workflows
- Implement secure transaction lifecycle management
Expand support beyond existing integrations by working with:
- Ethereum
- Stellar
- Arbitrum
- Base
- Tempo
- Circle infrastructure
- Both EVM and non-EVM ecosystems
Develop and enhance:
- Off-chain audit records
- Reporting and treasury dashboards
- Local payout/off-ramp integrations
- Treasury management workflows
- Blockchain orchestration APIs
Implement transaction controls including:
- Approval workflows
- Operational risk guardrails
- Compliance integrations
- Secure wallet management
- Chainalysis (or similar) transaction screening before fund release
Requirements
- Ethereum
- Stellar
- Smart contract development
- Encryption
- Secure key management
- Audit logging
- RBAC
- Production security best practices
Skills Required
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong Node.js and TypeScript development experience
- Experience building production REST APIs
- Strong React and Next.js experience
- Hands-on blockchain development experience
- Experience across both EVM and non-EVM ecosystems
- Practical experience with Ethereum
- Practical experience with Stellar
- Smart contract development experience
- Experience integrating wallet infrastructure including WalletConnect
- Experience with RPC providers such as Alchemy or QuickNode
- Strong understanding of encryption
- Secure key management experience
- Experience with audit logging
- Experience implementing RBAC
- Production security best practices experience
- Professional working proficiency in Arabic
What We Do
Apricot International is a platform that connects companies with exceptional talent from the MENA region, including Palestine, focusing on areas often overlooked by the global industry. They help startups scale by providing top talent in engineering, operations, and sales, handling HR and offering remote job opportunities.


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