These are the ATS keywords, credentials, and software terms that recur across current blockchain developer job descriptions — organized so you can scan for what your resume is missing. Placement matters as much as presence: an ATS keyword buried in a skills list ranks lower than the same term used in context inside an experience bullet.

Title variants

  • Blockchain Developer
  • Smart Contract Developer
  • Solidity Developer
  • Web3 Developer
  • DeFi Developer
  • Protocol Engineer
  • Smart Contract Engineer
  • Blockchain Engineer

Languages

  • Solidity
  • Vyper
  • Rust (for Solana
  • Polkadot
  • Cosmos)
  • Go (Hyperledger)
  • Move (Aptos
  • Sui)
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Python

Chains and VMs

  • Ethereum
  • EVM
  • Layer 2
  • L2
  • Optimism
  • Arbitrum
  • zkSync
  • StarkNet
  • Base
  • Polygon
  • Solana
  • Avalanche
  • Cosmos
  • Polkadot
  • Hyperledger Fabric
  • R3 Corda

ERC standards

  • ERC-20
  • ERC-721
  • ERC-1155
  • ERC-4626
  • ERC-4337
  • ERC-2535
  • OpenZeppelin

DeFi protocols and concepts

  • DeFi
  • AMM
  • DEX
  • liquidity pool
  • yield farming
  • staking
  • lending protocol
  • governance
  • DAO
  • vault
  • oracle
  • Chainlink
  • TWAP

Frameworks and tools

  • Hardhat
  • Foundry
  • Forge
  • Cast
  • Truffle
  • Brownie
  • Anchor
  • ethers.js
  • viem
  • wagmi
  • Web3.js
  • The Graph
  • Infura
  • Alchemy

Security

  • smart contract audit
  • reentrancy
  • front-running
  • MEV
  • flash loan
  • access control
  • OpenZeppelin
  • Slither
  • Echidna
  • invariant testing
  • fuzzing
  • Code4rena
  • Sherlock
  • Immunefi

ZK

  • zero-knowledge
  • zk-SNARK
  • zk-STARK
  • ZK rollup
  • Circom
  • Noir
  • Halo2
  • Plonky2
  • Groth16

Infrastructure

  • IPFS
  • Arweave
  • Infura
  • Alchemy
  • RPC
  • account abstraction
  • ERC-4337
  • paymaster
  • bundler
  • multi-sig
  • Gnosis Safe

Long-tail phrases

  • blockchain developer resume
  • smart contract developer cv
  • Solidity developer resume
  • Web3 developer resume
  • DeFi developer resume
  • Ethereum developer resume

Pasting these terms into your resume verbatim without matching context can read as keyword stuffing to a human reviewer, even if it passes the ATS. The full Blockchain Developer resume guide shows where each category belongs and how to work it into real experience bullets.