Backend Engineer, Blockchain - Vice President

iCapital; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual performance bonus

Employer matched retirement plan

Generously subsidized healthcare

100% employer paid dental

Vision

Telemedicine

Mental health counseling

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

iCapital is hiring a Senior Blockchain Backend Engineer in New York to develop an industry-wide distributed ledger for alternative investments. You will design privacy-preserving ledgers, build REST APIs with Python/FastAPI, and provide technical leadership across Engineering, Product, and leadership teams.

You will mentor engineers, stay updated on blockchain trends, and contribute to a high-visibility program that powers access to private markets for advisors and high-net-worth clients.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise SaaS cloud-based solutions.
• 3+ years of technical leadership and management experience.
• Experience with DAML, Solidity, or other blockchain programming languages.
• Experience with Python, and FastAPI.
• Demonstrated understanding of relational database concepts and modeling practices.
• Experience building APIs for large-scale applications using AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a private and permissioned distributed ledger using DAML or Canton and other open source blockchain frameworks.
• Build and maintain a RESTful API using Python and FastAPI.
• Provide technical leadership to motivate and guide team members and mentor junior engineers.
• Participate in daily stand-up meetings and peer code reviews as part of the SDLC.
• Stay current with the latest developments in blockchain technology and incorporate them into the iCapital ecosystem.

Skills

SaaS backend engineering

Technical leadership

Blockchain frameworks (DAML/Solidity)

Python & FastAPI

Relational databases

AWS API development

Tools

DAML

Solidity

Python

FastAPI

AWS

Job description

About The Role

iCapital’s Distributed Ledger Technology team is looking to hire a Senior Blockchain Backend Engineer to develop an industry-wide distributed ledger solution for the alternative investment ecosystem to facilitate access to private markets investments for advisors and their high-net-worth clients using innovative technology solutions. The ideal candidate is able to understand complex business problems, scope projects, identify business opportunities, optimize workflows, and communicate their findings across all levels of the organization. This role is highly visible and involves working closely with other teams in Engineering, Product, senior leadership, and industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a private and permissioned distributed ledger using DAML or Canton and other open source blockchain frameworks.
• Build and maintain a RESTful API using Python and FastAPI.
• Provide technical leadership to motivate and guide team members and mentor junior engineers.
• Participate in daily stand-up meetings and peer code reviews as part of the standard SDLC.
• Stay current with the latest developments in blockchain technology and incorporate them into the iCapital ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 9+ years software engineering experience building enterprise SaaS cloud-based solutions
• 3+ year technical leadership and management experience
• Experience with DAML, Solidity, or other blockchain programing languages
• Experience with Python, Toke and FastAPI
• Demonstrated understanding of relational database concepts and modeling practices
• Experience building APIs for large scale applications using AWS

Benefits

• The base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $200,000.
• equity for all full-time employees
• annual performance bonus
• employer matched retirement plan
• generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental
• vision
• telemedicine
• virtual mental health counseling
• par ental leave
• unlimited paid time off (PTO)

Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.

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