Principal Solutions Architect - Capital Markets

Chainlink Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading blockchain technology firm is seeking a Solution Architect to drive the adoption of its products in the capital markets industry. This role involves working directly with financial institutions, gathering requirements, and designing innovative solutions. Candidates should have substantial experience in blockchain technologies and pre/postsales technology experience. The position is remote-based, ideally with scheduling overlap to Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of blockchain technology and associated areas.
• Experience working with major institutions within capital markets.
• Hands on experience with APIs and web services technologies.

Responsibilities

• Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders in capital markets.
• Lead requirements gathering and project scoping.
• Collaborate with internal teams for product strategy.

Skills

Technical pre/postsales technology experience

Knowledge of blockchain technology

Experience with middleware

Experience building Proofs of Concept

Tools

Solidity

Golang

Rust

Java

Python

C/C++

Job description

About Us

Chainlink Labs is one of the primary contributing developers of Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform bringing the capital markets onchain and powering the majority of decentralized finance. The Chainlink stack provides the essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards needed to power advanced blockchain use cases for institutional tokenized assets, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), payments, stablecoins, and more. Many of the world’s largest financial services institutions have also adopted Chainlink’s standards and infrastructure, including Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, ANZ, Aave, GMX, Lido, and many others.

Chainlink Labs is a world-class team of over 600 developers, researchers, and capital markets experts, and has ranked among Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Technology, Fortune’s Best Medium Workplace, and the Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces. Learn more at chain.link or chainlinklabs.com.

About The Role

As a Solution Architect, you will play a crucial role in driving the adoption of Chainlink products across the capital markets industry as we continue to expand our presence there.

You will work closely with Sales and Marketing teams to evangelize Chainlink technology across the finance industry and work directly with technical teams at major institutions to gather requirements, scope projects and deliver innovative solutions that address the complex needs of their stakeholders. You will also work directly with internal teams such as Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering and Legal and make a significant contribution to the ongoing development of the Chainlink capital markets product strategy.

Your Impact

• Drive the successful adoption of Chainlink products in the capital markets industry by establishing strong relationships with key stakeholders, including major financial institutions, and providing technical expertise and guidance throughout the sales and implementation process
• Lead and actively participate in gathering requirements, scoping projects, and designing innovative solutions that leverage Chainlink products to address specific use cases and challenges within the capital markets industry
• Contribute significantly to the development of the Chainlink capital markets product strategy by providing valuable insights, market feedback, and technical expertise, thereby influencing the direction and roadmap of the product suite
• Collaborate closely with internal technical teams, including developers and engineers, to provide feedback and guidance on product enhancements, bug fixes, and new feature development, ensuring that the capital markets requirements are effectively addressed
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the capital markets industry, including market trends, challenges, and emerging technologies, to effectively position and promote Chainlink products

Requirements

• Technical pre/postsales technology experience, working with major institutions within capital markets
• Experience with, and strong knowledge of blockchain technology and associated areas (e.g. DeFi, tokenisation / digital assets, digital identity etc)
• Hands on experience with middleware, integration architecture patterns, web services technologies, and APIs
• Experience building and delivering Proofs of Concept (PoCs) and responding to functional and technical elements of proposals independently and effectively

Preferred Requirements

• Experience in any of the following: Solidity, Golang, Rust, JS, Java, Python, C/C++
• Experience of networking protocols, private IP environments, cloud infrastructure, and the implementation of SSL/TLS security measures
• Knowledge of capital markets concepts, financial instruments and trading processes including Corporate actions, PMS, OMS, Exchanges, FMIs, Clearing houses etc
• Spanish speaking/ knowledge of LATAM markets is a bonus

All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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