Skill Profile

DAO Governance

DAO: Governor contract, snapshot voting, multisig, timelock, delegation

Blockchain & Web3 Web3 Development

Roles

where this skill appears

Levels

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

the other 10 optional

Blockchain & Web3

Web3 Development

3/17/2026

Choose your current level and compare expectations. The items below show what to cover to advance to the next level.

What is Expected at Each Level

The table shows how skill depth grows from Junior to Principal. Click a row to see details.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer		Understands DAO mechanisms: voting, proposals, timelock controllers. Uses OpenZeppelin Governor to create a basic DAO contract. Tests full voting lifecycle on testnet.
Smart Contract Developer		Implements a basic Governor contract with OpenZeppelin: proposal creation, voting, execution via TimelockController. Tests the full governance lifecycle in Foundry.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer		Implements DAO infrastructure: delegation, off-chain voting via Snapshot, multi-sig treasury management. Sets up backend for governance event indexing and notifications.
Smart Contract Developer		Implements advanced governance contracts: delegation, quorum calculation, multiple voting strategies (simple, weighted, quadratic). Integrates Snapshot for off-chain voting.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer		Designs governance architecture for blockchain protocol: veToken model, cross-chain governance, optimistic governance. Analyzes governance attack vectors and models defense mechanisms.
Smart Contract Developer		Designs governance architecture for DeFi protocols: veToken governance, optimistic governance, cross-chain voting. Analyzes and defends against governance attack vectors.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer		Defines governance framework and infrastructure for the organization. Evaluates trade-offs of various voting mechanisms for specific use cases. Coordinates governance migrations between versions.
Smart Contract Developer		Defines governance contract framework for the organization. Establishes security checklist for governance contracts. Coordinates governance contract upgrades and parameter changes.

Role	Required	Description
Blockchain Developer		Researches new governance models: futarchy, conviction voting, quadratic governance. Shapes enterprise governance strategy and publishes research on decentralized management.
Smart Contract Developer		Researches novel governance mechanisms at the smart contract level. Defines enterprise governance contract strategy. Publishes research on on-chain governance security.

Junior 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer

Understands DAO mechanisms: voting, proposals, timelock controllers. Uses OpenZeppelin Governor to create a basic DAO contract. Tests full voting lifecycle on testnet.
Smart Contract Developer

Implements a basic Governor contract with OpenZeppelin: proposal creation, voting, execution via TimelockController. Tests the full governance lifecycle in Foundry.

Middle 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer

Implements DAO infrastructure: delegation, off-chain voting via Snapshot, multi-sig treasury management. Sets up backend for governance event indexing and notifications.
Smart Contract Developer

Implements advanced governance contracts: delegation, quorum calculation, multiple voting strategies (simple, weighted, quadratic). Integrates Snapshot for off-chain voting.

Senior 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer

Designs governance architecture for blockchain protocol: veToken model, cross-chain governance, optimistic governance. Analyzes governance attack vectors and models defense mechanisms.
Smart Contract Developer

Designs governance architecture for DeFi protocols: veToken governance, optimistic governance, cross-chain voting. Analyzes and defends against governance attack vectors.

Lead / Staff 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer

Defines governance framework and infrastructure for the organization. Evaluates trade-offs of various voting mechanisms for specific use cases. Coordinates governance migrations between versions.
Smart Contract Developer

Defines governance contract framework for the organization. Establishes security checklist for governance contracts. Coordinates governance contract upgrades and parameter changes.

Principal 2 requirements

Blockchain Developer

Researches new governance models: futarchy, conviction voting, quadratic governance. Shapes enterprise governance strategy and publishes research on decentralized management.
Smart Contract Developer

Researches novel governance mechanisms at the smart contract level. Defines enterprise governance contract strategy. Publishes research on on-chain governance security.

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