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Blockchain Developer
Builds decentralized applications and smart contracts on blockchain platforms, with security as a first-class concern.
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Skill coverage
43%
3 of 7 skills
Course coverage
56%
5 of 9 courses
Skill coverage shows how much of the role's capability map already has a published course. Course coverage shows how much of the mapped course pipeline for this role has shipped.
Role skills 7
Published coverage 3
Relevant courses 5
Capability map
Skills
Importance describes how central each capability is to the role. Course coverage shows where you can build the skill in the current OpenSkills catalog.
01
On-chain development
4 capabilities
Blockchain fundamentals
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Understands consensus, cryptography, and distributed ledger architecture.
Course coverage
Blockchain FundamentalsFree
Cryptography Fundamentals Distributed Consensus Smart contracts
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Writes and tests contracts in languages like Solidity or Rust.
Course coverage
Smart Contract Development, Rust Fundamentals (planned)
Smart contract security
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Prevents and audits common vulnerabilities in on-chain code.
Course coverage
Smart Contract Security (planned)
Token standards
Importance: Important (3 of 5)
Implements token and NFT standards and their economic implications.
Course coverage
Token Standards and Tokenomics
02
DApp engineering
3 capabilities
Web3 integration
Importance: Very important (4 of 5)
Connects frontends to chains through wallets, providers, and SDKs.
Course coverage
Web3 Application Integration (planned)
Off-chain infrastructure
Importance: Very important (4 of 5)
Designs indexers, oracles, and storage that complement on-chain logic.
Course coverage
Blockchain Infrastructure
Testing and deployment
Importance: Very important (4 of 5)
Tests contracts against forks and deploys through audited pipelines.
Course coverage
Smart Contract Development (planned)
Learning path
Relevant courses
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Core foundations
The concepts this role is built on.
Blockchain FundamentalsFree
Smart Contract Development, Smart Contract Security, Web3 Application Integration (planned)
Supporting knowledge
Adjacent knowledge that improves day-to-day judgment.
Blockchain Infrastructure
Cryptography Fundamentals Distributed Consensus Token Standards and Tokenomics Rust Fundamentals (planned)
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About the role
← All career guides
Software development
Blockchain Developer
Builds decentralized applications and smart contracts on blockchain platforms, with security as a first-class concern.
Find relevant jobs→Print learning guideOpen Hitchhiker's guide→
Skill coverage
43%
3 of 7 skills
Course coverage
56%
5 of 9 courses
Skill coverage shows how much of the role's capability map already has a published course. Course coverage shows how much of the mapped course pipeline for this role has shipped.
Role skills 7
Published coverage 3
Relevant courses 5
Capability map
Skills
Importance describes how central each capability is to the role. Course coverage shows where you can build the skill in the current OpenSkills catalog.
01
On-chain development
4 capabilities
Blockchain fundamentals
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Understands consensus, cryptography, and distributed ledger architecture.
Course coverage
Blockchain FundamentalsFree
Cryptography Fundamentals Distributed Consensus Smart contracts
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Writes and tests contracts in languages like Solidity or Rust.
Course coverage
Smart Contract Development, Rust Fundamentals (planned)
Smart contract security
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Prevents and audits common vulnerabilities in on-chain code.
Course coverage
Smart Contract Security (planned)
Token standards
Importance: Important (3 of 5)
Implements token and NFT standards and their economic implications.
Course coverage
Token Standards and Tokenomics
02
DApp engineering
3 capabilities
Web3 integration
Importance: Very important (4 of 5)
Connects frontends to chains through wallets, providers, and SDKs.
Course coverage
Web3 Application Integration (planned)
Off-chain infrastructure
Importance: Very important (4 of 5)
Designs indexers, oracles, and storage that complement on-chain logic.
Course coverage
Blockchain Infrastructure
Testing and deployment
Importance: Very important (4 of 5)
Tests contracts against forks and deploys through audited pipelines.
Course coverage
Smart Contract Development (planned)
Learning path
Relevant courses
Print all introsPrint all cheatsheets
Core foundations
The concepts this role is built on.
Blockchain FundamentalsFree
Smart Contract Development, Smart Contract Security, Web3 Application Integration (planned)
Supporting knowledge
Adjacent knowledge that improves day-to-day judgment.
Blockchain Infrastructure
Cryptography Fundamentals Distributed Consensus Token Standards and Tokenomics Rust Fundamentals (planned)
Put the map to work
Find Blockchain Developer roles.
Search multiple job sources at once with queries tailored to this career, then use the skill map above to evaluate what each role actually asks for.
Open job search→
Keep exploring
More in Software development
Backend Engineer→
Embedded/IoT Engineer→
Not the right fit? Search for Blockchain Developer jobs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About OpenSkills
Source-backed mini-courses mapped to career paths — build fluency across the IT landscape.