Chief Software Engineering & Platform Lead

Zodia Custody; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital assets platform in the UK is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Leader. The successful candidate will lead a talented engineering team, define the strategy and roadmap for software development, and drive innovation in digital asset solutions. They should possess extensive experience in software engineering, a deep understanding of blockchain technologies, and a proven track record in building secure platforms. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including private health care and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive employer contribution pension scheme

Private health care

Critical Illness cover

Life Insurance

Flexible bank holidays

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with leadership roles.
• Experience in institutional digital asset platforms.
• Understanding of blockchain technologies and security protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the software engineering organization.
• Define and implement the engineering strategy.
• Oversee the software development lifecycle including architecture.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Leadership skills

API design

Cloud-native development

Blockchain technologies

Tools

OpenJDK

Postgresql

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS Cloud Stack

Job description

A leading digital assets platform in the UK is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Leader. The successful candidate will lead a talented engineering team, define the strategy and roadmap for software development, and drive innovation in digital asset solutions. They should possess extensive experience in software engineering, a deep understanding of blockchain technologies, and a proven track record in building secure platforms. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits including private health care and a pension scheme.