About Us
Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked as one of the Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces by Newsweek 2025.
As a Staff Software Engineer at Chainlink Labs, you’ll collaborate with an experienced technical team of other engineers, distributed systems computing experts, researchers, and security experts, who are all committed to building world-changing decentralized infrastructure. You’ll develop and build highly scalable, secure, and reliable software that will change the way smart contracts function at a fundamental level. You will be given a high level of autonomy/ownership over your projects, the opportunity to expand your scope of knowledge, and the chance to help build the decentralized infrastructure of the future.
Your Impact
Support our Data Products org. and work across various products such as Data Streams, Data Feeds and CRE.
Deliver high impact across teams, stakeholders and the organization to improve architecture, reliability, and cost savings.
Work within the Chainlink Runtime Environment to build durable, distributed systems.
You will interact with Defi Protocolos across different chains.
Building powerful tooling to enable deep analytical insights into the Chainlink & wider blockchain ecosystem
Lead application-specific integrations with Chainlink
Build powerful tooling to aid in streamlining the integration of new data partners
Actively lead in leveling the team’s engineering bar, increasing the velocity of the team and the reliability of the product
Requirements
10+ years of professional engineering experience working in a collaborative product-driven environment
Previous experience in working in Web3
Strong experience in one of the following: Golang, C++, TypeScript, Java, or Python
Professional experience working on a cloud based big data system (AWS, GCP)
Knowledge of computer science fundamentals and systems design concepts
Successful experience designing, building and scaling a production service
Experience owning multi month long projects, including communication of progress, dependencies, and risk mitigation directly with stakeholders and partners
Experience in building distributed systems
Desired Qualifications
3+ years of experience coding in Golang
Solidity development experience
Professional experience with financial applications or financial data
Experience working with a team located across multiple time zones
Our Stack
Golang, Terraform, Kafka, Postgres, AWS
All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).
We carefully review all applications and aim to provide a response to every candidate within two weeks after the job posting closes. The closing date is listed on the job advert, so we encourage you to take the time to thoughtfully prepare your application. We want to fully consider your experience and skills, and you will hear from us regarding the status of your application shortly after the closing date.
Commitment to Equal Opportunity
Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us via this form.
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What the Team is Saying
What We Do
Chainlink Labs is one of the primary contributing developers of Chainlink, the backbone of blockchain. Chainlink is unifying liquidity across global markets and has enabled over $20 trillion in transaction value across the blockchain economy. Major financial market infrastructures and institutions, such as Swift, Fidelity International, and ANZ Bank, as well as top DeFi protocols including Aave, GMX, and Lido, use Chainlink to power next-generation applications for banking, asset management, and other major sectors.
Why Work With Us
Chainlink Labs is designed for the bold—those who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo and drive innovation. Here, you're not just stepping into your next role; you're becoming part of a seismic shift in how the world operates.
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Employees work remotely.
Chainlink Labs is a fully distributed company that provides the tools and resources you need to thrive in your remote work environment. Benefits include a monthly co-working space stipend and a generous hardware allowance.
