# Blockchain Engineer

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/blockchain-engineer

A Blockchain Engineer designs and implements decentralized applications and smart contracts, most often writing Solidity code that runs on Ethereum or other EVM-compatible networks. They apply cryptography principles to secure transactions and frequently use Web3.js to connect front-end applications to on-chain logic. This emerging engineering specialty draws software developers with strong distributed-systems and security instincts who want to build in the Web3/crypto space.

Top skills: [Cryptography](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cryptography), [Smart Contracts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/smart-contracts), [Solidity](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/solidity)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Blockchain Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/blockchain-developer)
- Often leads to: [Senior Blockchain Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-blockchain-engineer)

## Similar roles

[Blockchain Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/blockchain-developer), [Cyber Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/cyber-security-engineer), [Full Stack Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/full-stack-developer), [Smart Contract Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/smart-contract-developer), [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer)

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