Blockchain AI Engineer

About The Role This position requires the successful candidate to work on a W2 directly with FDM. We cannot accept C2C, 1099 or employment sponsorship (e.g. H1-B) for this position. FDM is a global business and technology consultancy delivering client and industry driven solutions through our 5 core specialist Practices; Software Engineering, Data & Analytics, IT Operations, Change & Transformation, and Risk, Regulation & Compliance. FDM Group is seeking a Blockchain AI engineer in Charlotte, NC to support a project in the financial banking sector. This is a hybrid role that will be a 12 month contract with potential to go longer. • minimum 4 years Experience of design and development of secure and scalable financial blockchain applications and smart contracts • Experience building decentralized applications on platforms like Ethereum, Solana, or Hyperledger • Design and development with smart contracts using Solidity, Rust, or other blockchain programming languages • Implementation experience with cryptography (e.g., public/private key systems, hashing algorithms), token standards (e.g. ERC20, ERC721 etc.) and DeFi protocols • Understanding of consensus mechanisms (PoW, PoS, DPoS) and distributed systems • Building and optimizing DLT for performance and security • Optimization of smart contracts for gas efficiency and performance • Experience of conducting code reviews, audit and security analysis to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities • Integrating blockchain solutions with external systems, such as oracles (e.g., Chainlink), existing infrastructure or APIs • Track record of collaborating with business product SMEs, architects, developers, and other stakeholders to deliver production ready solutions Nice to Have: Familiarity with tools like Truffle, Hardhat, Remix, Web3.js, or Ethers.js Experience with DevOps tools Knowledge of emerging blockchain trends, protocols, and experience with layer-2 scaling solutions