About the role
**Job Description** ## **Primary Responsibilities** - Design, develop, test, maintain and optimize all smart contracts. - Research & evaluate relevant technologies and develop prototype solutions. - Work with team to gather functional requirements and translate them into technical specifications. This includes interfacing with project managers, business analysts and end users. - Ensure software security by adopting a defensive approach to software development (both happy and unhappy paths) and Principle of Least Privilege (especially as this comes to blockchains). - Document developed software by providing appropriate developer docs, architecture diagrams and user guides. - Share knowledge with junior developers and help newcomers quickly onboard into the team. - Collaborate with other team members on resolving technical issues, improving current products and developing new ones. - Follow standard dev-ops practices and SDLC principles. (where applicable) - Help establish best practices, conventions and selection of development tools. - Ensure adequate code reviews are conducted and technical standards are upheld. - Work with Project Managers and stakeholders on goals, planning and delivery roadmaps. ## **Authorities, Impact, Risk** - Decision Authority: all project deliverables, non-prod environments, consulted by production support on PROD environment setup and maintenance (where applicable). - Scope, complexity & risk: decision making for all projects; high complexity tasks. - Sizing: large Impact; immediate and within team as well as group wide. ## **Working Conditions** - Open Office Plan - Occasional off-hours and weekend work may be required within the position. ## **Key Relationships** - Developers within current team and collaborative teams. - Project managers, Business Analysts and QA. - Production support teams. - Helpdesk, Infrastructure and Application support teams. - Offshore support and development teams. - Working groups, technology/architecture groups. - PMO and finance/budgetary teams. - Outside consultants. - Vendors. ## **Required Education/Experience** - Holds a university degree and or equivalent work experience. - Excellent technical skills and familiarity with wide array of technologies. The Expected Salary Range For The Above Position Is $135,000 - $225,000 Depending On Factors Including But Not Limited To The Candidate's Experience, Skills, Registration Status; Market Conditions; And Business Needs. This Salary Range Does Not Include Other Elements Of Total Compensation, Including A Discretionary Bonus And Benefits Such As A 401(K) Program With Company-Matching Contributions; Health, Dental, Vision, Life And Disability Insurance; And Paid Time-Off Plan. RBC's Compensation Philosophy And Principles Recognize The Importance Of A Highly Qualified Global Workforce And Plays A Critical Role In Attracting, Engaging And Retaining Talent That: - Drives RBC's High Performance Culture - Enables Collective Achievement Of Our Strategic Goals - Generates Sustainable Shareholder Returns And Above Market Shareholder Value ## **Preferred Education/Experience** - University degree - Strong exposure to web3. - Experience with modern technologies and dev-ops. - Poses strong grasp on modern design pattern and architectures. - Working with offshore, remote and onsite teams. ## **Behavioural Competencies** - Be able to work across multiple facets of a project and juggle tasks across multiple projects at the same time. - Be Able to communicate both orally and in writing and clearly articulate technical issues, solutions and architecture. - Innovative / entrepreneurial. - Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills. - Proven team player. ## **Technical Competencies** - Smart Contract Security - Decentralized Application Patterns - Familiarity with at least two Smart Contract Languages (Solidity, DAML, Move, Vyper, Rust, Cairo, Clarity etc.) - Familiarity with Contract testing frameworks - Defi primitives - Decentralized Architecture patterns (state / gas optmizations etc.) - MEV awareness and mitigation strategies **Job Skills** Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications **Additional Job Details** **Address:** CNB, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY **City:** Jersey City **Country:** United States of America **Work hours/week:** 40 **Employment Type:** Full time **Platform:** CAPITAL MARKETS **Job Type:** Regular **Pay Type:** Salaried **Posted Date:** 2026-08-14 **Application Deadline:** 2026-09-25 **Note****:** *Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above* **Our Employment Opportunities** At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. 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