Cairo Developer Jobs

Cairo is the native programming language of Starknet, StarkWare's ZK rollup that offers the highest theoretical throughput of any Ethereum Layer 2. Cairo developer jobs are among the most specialized and well-compensated in the Ethereum ecosystem, sitting at the intersection of ZK cryptography and smart contract development. Cairo 1.0 — a major rewrite with Rust-inspired syntax — launched in 2023 and dramatically improved developer ergonomics. The Starknet Foundation has committed hundreds of millions to ecosystem development, creating sustained demand for Cairo developers across DeFi protocols, gaming applications, identity systems, and infrastructure tooling. StarkWare itself (the team behind Starknet) maintains a large engineering team focused on prover development, Sequencer infrastructure, and protocol R&D. Salaries for Cairo developers range from $130,000–$175,000 for developers with 6–12 months of Cairo experience, $175,000–$240,000 for senior engineers with deployed protocols, and $240,000–$300,000+ for engineers working on Starknet infrastructure, prover optimization, or protocol R&D. Cairo developers are also positioned to grow into ZK proof engineering — one of the most valuable paths in all of Web3. Browse current Cairo developer job openings below. Currently 3,545 open positions.

Find Cairo language developer jobs at Starknet, StarkWare, and ZK ecosystem teams. Build provable programs on Starknet with Cairo 1.0. $130K-$280K+.