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Salary: USD 150,000 - 200,000 / annual
iCapital's Distributed Ledger Technology team is seeking a Senior Blockchain Backend Engineer to develop an industry-wide distributed ledger solution for the alternative investment ecosystem. This role enables advisors and high-net-worth clients to access private markets investments through innovative blockchain technology.
You will design and implement a private, permissioned distributed ledger using DAML, Canton, or other open-source blockchain frameworks. You'll build and maintain RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI, working with large-scale cloud infrastructure on AWS. The role involves technical leadership—mentoring junior engineers, guiding team members, and communicating findings across Engineering, Product, senior leadership, and industry partners.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and implementing distributed ledger solutions using DAML or Canton
- Building and maintaining RESTful APIs with Python and FastAPI
- Providing technical leadership and mentoring junior engineers
- Participating in daily standups and peer code reviews
- Staying current with blockchain technology developments and integrating them into the iCapital ecosystem
You bring 9+ years of enterprise SaaS cloud-based software engineering experience, with 3+ years of technical leadership and management. You have hands-on experience with blockchain programming languages (DAML, Solidity, or similar), Python, FastAPI, relational databases, and AWS-based API development at scale.
The role is hybrid: in-office Monday–Thursday, with Friday remote flexibility. iCapital offers competitive compensation including salary ($150k–$200k), equity, annual performance bonus, matched retirement, subsidized healthcare (dental, vision, telemedicine, mental health), parental leave, and unlimited PTO.
