The Future Belongs To You - Blockchain Engineering Intern

Role Overview

World Trade Factory is building next-generation digital infrastructure at the intersection of blockchain, AI, and global markets. We are looking for a Blockchain Engineer to help design, build, and test smart-contract-based systems and supporting infrastructure in an educational, research-driven, and production-oriented environment. This role focuses on engineering, security, and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop smart contracts on Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains
• Implement and test ERC standards (ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155 as needed)
• Build token utility and staking logic (testnet-first, security-focused)
• Integrate smart contracts with off-chain systems (APIs, indexers, dashboards)
• Write automated tests and conduct basic security reviews
• Support on-chain analytics, event indexing, and data pipelines
• Document contract behavior, assumptions, and upgrade paths

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Solidity and EVM fundamentals
• Solid understanding of Ethereum architecture, gas mechanics, and transactions
• Experience with smart contract testing frameworks (Hardhat, Foundry, or Truffle)
• Familiarity with web3 libraries (ethers.js, web3.js)
• Knowledge of common smart contract vulnerabilities (reentrancy, overflow, access control)
• Comfortable working with Git and code reviews

Skills

• Solidity
• Ethereum
• Hardhat
• ethers.js
• Git

Nice to Have

• Experience with Layer 2s (Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon)
• Familiarity with tokenomics modeling
• Exposure to on-chain analytics (The Graph, Dune, custom indexers)
• Backend experience (Node.js, Python)
• Prior security auditing or formal verification exposure