Blockchain – Smart Contract Engineer – Digital Assets
Job Summary
Are you ready to shape the future of capital markets
We are building a new Digital Assets team at Euronext with the mission to develop our tokenisation and distributed ledger technology (DLT) capabilities launch products for financial institutions and retail clients and define the next generation of financial market infrastructure - bridging traditional and decentralised finance.
This is a founder-style mandate inside an established regulated institution: the mission the ambiguity and the pace of a zero-to-one build backed by the credibility and scale of Europes leading exchange group.
By joining now you will be part of the core team - directly involved in shaping the strategic direction and playing a decisive role in defining and building the foundations of the project.
We are looking for a Blockchain / Smart Contract Engineer. You will be responsible for designing building and securing the on-chain core including all smart contracts involved in our workflows from issuance to settlement. You will work closely with the product team and collaborate cross teams to deliver robust and compliant solutions.
The position will be based in Paris Porto Milan or Rome and start as soon as possible. You will report to the CTO Digital Assets.
You will primarily be responsible for
- Designing and implementing all smart contracts constituting the core of our digital assets platform.
- Writing property-based and fuzz tests; maintain invariants on supply and ownership.
- Preparing contracts for external audit and remediate findings.
- Designing the tokenization engine for reuse across multiple instrument types.
- Using AI-assisted contract scaffolding and refactoring with disciplined human review of every generated line.
- Generating property and fuzz test suites for smart-contract invariants with AI.
- Using AI for vulnerability triage and audit preparation treating output as leads to verify rather than conclusions.
- Maintaining prompt hygiene never expose keys addresses or unaudited logic to external AI services.
Your profile
- Strong experience withSolidity / EVM experience; permissioned-chain patterns ( Besu).
- Deep understanding of ERC-20 and extensions.
- Experience withproperty-based and fuzz testing; gas and security profiling.
- A precise security-first mindset and experience working with auditors.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills.
- Degree in computer science engineering or a related field with three or more years of relevant experience.
Join Euronext Shape capital markets for future generations
Join a company where market infrastructure is built on innovation and where every innovation starts with a bold mind asking Whats next. At Euronext we believe change is a starting point not an obstacle. We look for people who see growth opportunities think long term and want to help shape capital markets for future generations.
Working with us means:
- Being part of an international diverse and innovative team.
- Developing your skills through continuous learning and real responsibilities.
- Contributing to projects that matter in a dynamic environment.
- Playing an active role in building transparent responsible and sustainable capital markets.
Apply by submitting a CV in English.
The CEDS Digital Asset team is dedicated to advancing secure and resilient securities issuance and settlement. We deliver cutting-edge solutions for both domestic and international markets supporting clients throughout the entire value chain. Join us and play a key role in building the next generation of digital asset infrastructure.
Euronext is the leading European capital market covering the entire capital markets value chain from listing trading clearing settlement and custody to solutions for issuers and investors. We operate seven national stock exchanges handling 25% of European lit equity trading. Our products include equities FX ETFs bonds derivatives commodities and indices. Euronext also provides clearing and settlement services through Euronext Clearing and our network of Euronext Securities addition Euronext runs MTS one of Europes leading electronic fixed income trading markets and Nord Pool the European power market. The company has a diverse domestic and international client base.
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Euronext Values
Unity
We respect and value the people we work with
We are unified through a common purpose
We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion
Integrity
We value transparency communicate honestly and share information openly
We act with integrity in everything we do
We dont hide our mistakes and we learn from them
Agility
We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness
We are adaptable responsive and embrace change
We take smart risks
Energy
We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo
We focus on and encourage personal leadership
We motivate each other with our ambition
Accountability
We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders
We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome
We reward and celebrate performance
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race gender age citizenship religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.
Additional Information
This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks projects.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Euronext Securities Milan is now part of the network of Euronext CSDs, channelling investments into local economies and supporting European