Staff Protocol Engineer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Protocol Engineer in Belgium.

This is a high-impact engineering role focused on building the next generation of scalable blockchain infrastructure and payment-focused distributed systems. You will contribute to the evolution of a globally adopted blockchain ecosystem, driving innovations in throughput optimization, transaction execution, and low-latency network performance. Working at the intersection of protocol engineering, distributed systems, and AI-assisted development, you will help shape architectures designed for real-world financial applications operating at internet scale. The role offers the opportunity to work on advanced initiatives such as proposer-builder separation, MEV mitigation, parallelized execution, and near-instant transaction finality. You will collaborate closely with research, security, DevOps, and engineering teams in a highly technical, remote-first environment. This position is ideal for a senior engineer passionate about decentralized systems, performance optimization, and building infrastructure that powers millions of users worldwide.