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About The Role

This position requires the successful candidate to work on a W2 directly with FDM. We cannot accept C2C, 1099 or employment sponsorship (e.g. H1-B) for this position.

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy delivering client and industry driven solutions through our 5 core specialist Practices; Software Engineering, Data & Analytics, IT Operations, Change & Transformation, and Risk, Regulation & Compliance.

FDM is seeking a Blockchain AI engineer located in (Charlotte-NC, Jersey City-NJ, Chandler-AZ, Chicago-IL, or Plano-TX) to support a project in the financial sector. Involvement in this project is anticipated to last initially 24 months but may be extended.

This role will be hybrid with requirements to be in office 3 days per week.

About You

• Minimum 4 years experience of design and development of secure and scalable financial blockchain applications and smart contracts
• Experience building decentralized applications on platforms like Ethereum, Solana, or Hyperledger
• Design and development with smart contracts using Solidity, Rust, or other blockchain programming languages
• Implementation experience with cryptography (e.g., public/private key systems, hashing algorithms), token standards (e.g. ERC20, ERC721 etc.) and DeFi protocols
• Understanding of consensus mechanisms (PoW, PoS, DPoS) and distributed systems
• Building and optimizing DLT for performance and security
• Optimization of smart contracts for gas efficiency and performance
• Experience of conducting code reviews, audit and security analysis to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities
• Integrating blockchain solutions with external systems, such as oracles (e.g., Chainlink), existing infrastructure or APIs
• Track record of collaborating with business product SMEs, architects, developers, and other stakeholders to deliver production ready solutions

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with tools like Truffle, Hardhat, Remix, Web3.js, or Ethers.js
• Experience with DevOps tools
• Knowledge of emerging blockchain trends, protocols, and experience with layer-2 scaling solutions

About Us

About FDM

FDM is an award-winning global business and technology consultancy powering the people behind tech and innovation for over 30 years. We collaborate with world-leading companies to identify the expertise they need, exactly when they need it. We have helped successfully launch nearly 25,000 careers globally to date and are a trusted partner to over 300 companies worldwide.

FDM has 2500+ employees worldwide, with over 80 nationalities working together as a team. From our origins in Brighton, UK, FDM now has 19 centers located across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific and is now on the FTSE4Good Index.

Dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

FDM Group’s mission is to make tech and business careers accessible for everyone. Our diverse team of 80+ nationalities thrive on differences, fuels innovation through varied experiences, and celebrates shared successes. As an Equal Opportunity Employer that is listed on the FTSE4Good Index, FDM ensures every qualified applicant, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or any other status protected by federal or provincial law, gets the chance they deserve.

FDM Group, Inc. is registered to operate and hire employees in select states within the US. We will consider employment applications exclusively from candidates who are either residing in one of the following states or willing to relocate to them: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.