Job type: Full-time
Work mode: Remote
Level: Not listed
Department: Engineering
Experience: 3+ years experience
Posted: Sep 18, 2026

About the role

We are looking for an accomplished Protocol Engineer who is able to fit into an existing highly-skilled global dev team. Your role is to work closely with the protocol team to brainstorm, write specs, implement and test chain features for our Injective DeFi modules. You also have the freedom to detect and take ownership to improve chain performance and scalability via kvstore optimization, processing logic and order matching engine

Responsibilities:

Build, maintain and test core components on our Cosmos-SDK protocol including our decentralized orderbook, trade execution coordinator, order matcher, and Layer-2 execution environment
Develop and optimize core components of the Injective blockchain (consensus, state management, financial infrastructure and applications)
Write open-source Golang clients that allow users to interact directly with our protocol and smart contracts
Contribute to the research and development of new blockchain features and technologies
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, back-end developers, and quality assurance engineers, to deliver comprehensive blockchain solutions
Collaborate with external partners and open-source communities to enhance our blockchain ecosystem

Who you are:

Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Blockchain Engineer
Prior experience working in trading or in an exchange
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
Ability to communicate technical concepts with other technical and non-technical team members

Nice to haves:

Experience with Cosmos-SDK/Tendermint
Experience with cryptography libraries including digital signature, hash algorithms used by Ethereum, Cosmos
Experience with key-value databases especially ones used by cosmos-sdk
Experience with Ethereum/Solidity (bonus points if you've worked with Layer-2 before!)
Knowledge of financial instruments and markets

Why work with us?

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 meet ups.