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Senior Web3 + Gaming Engineer

San Francisco or Bay Area | Equity Included

Shields Group Search is partnering with an innovative gaming and entertainment studio building deeply interactive, blockchain-connected worlds. The team blends AI systems, real-time rendering, and on-chain mechanics to create immersive experiences where players, creators, and communities own and shape the universe together.

We are seeking a Senior Web3 + Gaming Engineer who brings maturity, depth, and high ownership to both technical and product problem spaces. This is a hands-on builder role ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of smart contracts, backend systems, and game technology.

Role Overview

You will operate as a senior hybrid engineer who can architect, implement, and maintain blockchain systems that connect directly to live game environments. You will bridge on-chain contracts with backend services and contribute directly to feature direction, design, and long-term technical strategy.

This role is ideal for someone who can think beyond code, collaborate across disciplines, and help drive product development in a small, focused team.

What You Will Do

• Architect, deploy, and maintain Solidity smart contracts with secure and upgradeable patterns

• Manage pipelines from testnet to mainnet, including audits, versioning, and deployment hygiene

• Integrate on-chain systems with backend services using TypeScript and NestJS

• Build and refine features such as

• Digital asset and NFT provenance

• Reputation and scoring systems

• In-game currencies and marketplace logic

• Develop internal tools and indexers to track blockchain events and support game logic

• Coordinate with game engineering teams to bring blockchain mechanics into interactive worlds

• Act as a senior technical voice in feature design, architecture, and product direction

What You Bring

• Deep experience with Solidity, EVM fundamentals, and production smart contract deployments

• Strong backend engineering skills with TypeScript and frameworks such as NestJS

• Experience integrating blockchain systems with game or real-time environments

• Strong understanding of ERC-721 and ERC-1155 standards, indexing, and access control patterns

• Ability to operate as a hybrid builder who works across smart contracts, backend systems, and product decisions

• A track record of ownership on complex features or systems

• Experience in gaming, digital economies, or highly interactive worlds is strongly preferred

Bonus Experience

• Experience with The Graph or custom indexers

• Familiarity with contract auditing fundamentals

• Background in multiplayer or competitive gaming systems

• Experience in a startup or small-team environment

• Exposure to game engines or real-time rendering tools

Why This Team

You will join a team of senior engineers, artists, and storytellers with experience shipping products across AI, blockchain, gaming, and entertainment. The studio is building original IP and Web3-native games with real ownership, deep narrative design, and community-driven worlds. This is a chance to contribute at a foundational level and shape a next-generation gaming platform.