Backend Engineer, Blockchain - Assistant Vice President
iCapital
$120,000 - $145,000 / year
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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
- 5+ years software engineering experience building enterprise SaaS cloud-based solutions
- 2+ 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 $120,000 to $145,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and 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, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).
We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.
For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/
iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
About this role
iCapital's Distributed Ledger Technology team is building a private blockchain solution to open up private markets investments for wealth advisors and their clients. As a Backend Engineer at the Assistant Vice President level, you'd design and implement this permissioned distributed ledger using DAML or Canton, develop its RESTful API in Python and FastAPI, and take on technical leadership responsibilities including mentoring junior engineers and guiding project scope. The role sits at the intersection of complex fintech infrastructure and cross-functional collaboration—you'll work closely with Product, Engineering peers, senior leadership, and external industry partners to translate business problems into technical solutions.
You'll need at least five years building enterprise SaaS cloud solutions, with two or more years in a technical leadership capacity. Hands-on experience with blockchain languages like DAML or Solidity, Python, FastAPI, relational databases, and AWS API development are essential. This is an in-office role in Salt Lake City (Monday–Thursday on-site, Friday remote), offering a base salary of $120,000–$145,000 plus equity, performance bonus, matched retirement, and comprehensive health coverage including parental leave and unlimited PTO.
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