Blockchain, Back End Engineer - Vice President.

iCapital is powering the worlds alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, & banks evaluate & recommend bespoke public & private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients.

iCapital services approximately $170 billion in global client assets invested in 1,392 funds, as of October 2023.

iCapital has been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 for six consecutive years (2018-2023); a three-time selection by Forbes to its list of Best Startup Employers (2021-2023);

a three-time winner of MMI / Barrons Solutions Provider award (See link below).

About the Role

iCapitals 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 & their high-net-worth clients using innovative technology solutions.

Candidates should be able to understand complex business problems, scope projects, identify business opportunities, optimize workflows, & communicate their findings across all levels of the organization.

This role is highly visible & involves working closely with other teams in Engineering, Product, senior leadership, & industry partners.

Responsibilities

• Design & implement a private & permissioned distributed ledger using DAML / Canton & other open source blockchain frameworks
• Build & maintain a RESTful API using Python & FastAPI
• Provide technical leadership to motivate & guide team members and mentor junior engineers
• Actively participate in daily stand-up meetings
• Actively participate in Peer Code Reviews as part of our standard SDLC & Change
• Stay current with the latest developments in blockchain technology & incorporate them into our ecosystem

Qualifications

• 8+ years software engineering experience building enterprise SaaS cloud-based solutions
• 2+ year technical leadership & management experience
• Experience with DAML, Solidity, or other blockchain programing languages
• Experience with Python & FastAPI
• Demonstrated understanding of relational database concepts & modeling practices
• Experience building APIs for large scale applications using AWS
• Experience with tokenization & blockchain-based investments
• Familiarity with security best practices & encryption techniques
• Basic knowledge of finance & business (e.g., capital markets, alternative investments)
• Excellent writing, communication, & presentation skills
• Exceptional ability to understand client needs, scope projects, develop detail-oriented execution plans, & communicate results
• An entrepreneurial hunger to own problems from start-to-finish, manage projects, overcome operational bottlenecks, & execute effectively

Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $160,000 to $210,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, & an annual performance bonus.

Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, & virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, & unlimited paid time off (PTO).

We believe the best ideas & innovation happen when we are together. We offer most employees the flexibility to work in the office three or four days.

Every department has different needs, & some positions will be designated in-office jobs, based on their function.

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