The Leading Engineers of Blockchain Infrastructure

We are a blockchain research and software engineering company empowering enterprises and developers worldwide to build on decentralized systems.

Open positions

200+

Team members

66+

Countries

6

Continents

our mission

From protocol core to institutional infrastructure

At Nethermind, our mission is to deliver pioneering research and development that enable accessible, transparent and borderless economic and governance systems. We believe in the power of decentralized solutions and are dedicated to fostering the growth of Ethereum, Starknet, and the entire blockchain industry.

2017

Founded in London

Blockchain R&D firm. Built on Ethereum - the leading smart contract platform.

2017

Release of Execution Node

Built to strengthen Ethereum's client diversity - reducing systemic risk and strengthening consensus resilience.

Securing 20–30% of the network.

2021

Engaged by Starknet - Pioneering Layer 2

From protocol to tooling and apps - broad, ongoing engineering across the zk L2 ecosystem.

2022

Launch of Security Practice

Independent practice rooted in protocol expertise. Smart contract audits across the full blockchain stack, later strengthened by formal verification.

2023

Institutional-grade Staking Infrastructure Engineering

Full technical ownership from architecture to production deployment.

2024

Entering Regulated Financial Markets

Technical contributions, research and reporting - bridging blockchain infrastructure and institutional requirements.

2025

Integration of AI into Blockchain

• POC - Agentic systems and AI governance brought to blockchain.
• AuditAgent - AI augmented security review integrated into the audit process.

2026

Live POCs with UBS

POCs deployments with UBS - protocol expertise translated into institutional solutions.

Engineering what comes next

AI agents, programmable finance, privacy-preserving architectures and post-quantum cryptography before these become institutional requirements.

Our mission

Builders above all

Our work touches every part of the web3 ecosystem, from layer 1 and layer 2 engineering, cryptography research, and security to application-layer protocol development. As core contributors to Ethereum's development, our execution layer client plays an important role in advancing the network, and we actively collaborate with the broader Ethereum community. Within the Starknet ecosystem, we deliver infrastructure and developer resources, including a node implementation, a block explorer and API platform, and plugins for Starknet builders.

We offer strategic support to our institutional and enterprise partners across blockchain, digital assets, and DeFi. Our team is equipped to guide you through all stages of the research and development process, from initial concepts to successful implementation.

Blockchain Core Engineering