Client Experience Senior Software Engineer

Digital Asset; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm is seeking a Client Experience Senior Software Engineer in New York. The role requires over 5 years of experience in software engineering, expertise in distributed systems, and proficiency in functional programming languages. Candidates must demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills, along with the ability to propose innovative solutions to clients. The firm offers a comprehensive benefits package, supports flexible work arrangements, and is committed to diversity and equal opportunity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in software engineering delivery.
• Experience in designing, debugging, and performance tuning distributed systems.
• Proficient in functional programming languages like Scala or Haskell.
• Ability to lead technical resources and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Leverage design thinking to propose robust client solutions.
• Apply design patterns and architectural principles to solutions.
• Interview technical candidates to identify best approaches.
• Monitor and measure the health of running systems.

Skills

Software engineering delivery

Distributed systems design

Functional programming languages (Scala, Haskell, F#)

Agile methodologies

Exceptional communication skills

Job description

Client Experience Senior Software Engineer

Digital Asset builds the technologies that are reshaping the foundations of financial markets. Our mission is to create the world’s most trusted, privacy‑enabled, and interoperable digital infrastructure for global finance. At the heart of this mission is the Canton Network – the blockchain purpose‑built for institutional finance. Uniquely combining privacy, compliance, and scalability, Canton enables real‑time, secure settlement across multiple asset classes. Governed by the Canton Foundation with participation from leading financial institutions, it is the proven link between the promise of blockchain and the power of global finance.

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in a software engineering delivery role.
• Must have experience designing, debugging, and performance tuning distributed systems (microservices or similar distributed architectures).
• Knowledge and experience, including strong hands‑on software engineering on large‑scale projects.
• Proficient in one or more functional programming languages (e.g. Scala, Haskell, F#).
• Experience and ability to lead technical resources, and collaborate effectively with others in a dynamic, fast‑paced, pressured environment.
• Operate with a careful blend of creativity and pragmatism, as Digital Asset is part of a community bootstrapping a technology and demand for it while simultaneously working on tight delivery timelines.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills, including presenting complex concepts in front of both technical and non‑technical client audiences, effectively summarizing and presenting findings to senior‑level executives within Digital Asset and at clients, and interacting effectively with individuals, both internally and within the client organizations.
• Able to leverage excellent computer science fundamentals, including command of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns, with the ability to fluently translate them into working, elegant code.
• Skilled in working within an Agile environment, including participation in daily scrum meetings, backlog management, sprint definition, and retrospectives, preferably within a global team.
• Bonus points: Professional or personal experience in DeFi markets – welcomed, but not required.

Job Responsibilities

• Able to leverage design thinking to propose robust client solutions.
• Good understanding of CQRS and event sourcing. Understands design patterns and architectural principles and can apply them to a solution.
• Can work across different languages to achieve client outcomes. Understands different testing approaches.
• Able to interview technical candidates and to identify the best approach for a client implementation.
• Understands how to test for, identify, and remediate bottlenecks in performance of a client solution.
• Actively learns new features and can fold them into client solutions.
• Contributes to the DA Product with client experiences. Able to correlate delivery issues to product gaps as appropriate.
• Capable of measuring and monitoring the health of a running system.
• Deployment and fine‑tuning of more complex topologies into cloud environments, including load balancers and reverse proxies.

Job Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well‑being of our team members. Health and insurance benefits vary by region to ensure local relevance and compliance, and may include medical, dental, and vision coverage. Digital Asset is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law. If and as required by applicable law, all persons hired to work at Digital Asset will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the location for which they have an offer to work and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification documents upon hire. Applicants with disabilities who require accommodation should contact [e-mail]. As part of our commitment to equal opportunity, Digital Asset believes that all employees should receive equal pay for equal work and is committed to this principle in its pay structure. DA also offers family‑friendly benefits in addition to flexible work arrangements.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

IT Services and IT Consulting