Smart Contract Engineer

Need a smart contract engineer who can take ownership of blockchain architecture and smart-contract development for production web3 applications. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with Ethereum, Solidity, Hardhat, Foundry, and web3.js, along with a solid understanding of EVM architecture and smart-contract security. Key Requirements - Strong experience with Solidity and Ethereum - Good understanding of blockchain architecture and EVM - Hands-on experience with Hardhat and Foundry - Experience integrating smart contracts with web3.js - Experience designing, testing, deploying, and maintaining production contracts - Strong knowledge of DeFi, token standards, and contract security - Ability to optimize contracts for gas efficiency, security, and maintainability - Comfortable reviewing existing code and taking ownership of technical decisions Nice to Have - Experience with DEXs, staking, lending, vaults, or tokenization - Smart-contract auditing and security remediation experience - Experience with Ethers.js, Viem, or TypeScript - Multi-chain or cross-chain development experience When applying, please share 2 or 3 smart-contract projects you personally worked on, your specific contribution, GitHub/portfolio, hourly rate, and availability. Real production experience is strongly preferred over theoretical Solidity knowledge.