What are the roles and responsibilities of a Blockchain developer?

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The role of a blockchain developer is split into two.

  • Core Blockchain Developers - Responsible for developing architecture of a blockchain system and other high-level decessions like core cryptocurrency development, protocol design, etc.

Roles:

  1. Blockchain Protocol design
  2. consensus protocols and security patterns for network
  3. Network architecture design
  4. Supervise the network
  • Blockchain Software Developers - Use the created architecture by the core developers to create blockchain applications, Much like a normal web developer. About 90% of the roles on blockchain development are based on Blockchain software developers.

Roles:

  1. Smart Contracts Development
  2. Interactive front-end design development
  3. Backend development related to the application
  4. Supervision of the entire stack

In small organizations, both roles might be managed by the same person, and responsibilities include

  • Analyzing and designing blockchain networks, protocols, and applications
  • planing and maintaining mechanisms such as hash functions and digital signatures
  • Researching new tools
  • Developing testing and monitoring the applications
  • Document the work and collaborate with various teams.