Senior Distinguished Engineer – Digital Assets

Role Overview

• Own the architecture for Early Warning’s cross-border money movement solution, designing for scalability, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Design and implement key components, from wallet management and transaction orchestration to liquidity and settlement services.
• Collaborates closely with Engineering leaders, Architecture, Security, and external partners.
• Lead the technical evaluation and integration of blockchain technologies, stablecoin protocols, and digital asset service providers.
• Build and advocate for engineering best practices around smart contract security, transaction traceability, and system observability.
• Identifies opportunities to ship value to Production quickly and in incremental chunks to avoid “big bang” delivery; complex environments benefit from incremental delivery.
• Provides new code solutions (likely POCs) and/or makes coding changes to resolve critical issues in existing application code base; this is an individual hands-on skill requirement.
• Builds and delivers well-considered scaling solutions via strong relationships with key stakeholders in the Data, Architecture and Operations organizations.
• Ensures software development follows effective quality guidelines and best practices in line with the rest of the Engineering organization.
• Ensures accurate/reliable information is provided within company standards including all service level agreements, and audit regulations.

Requirements

• Education or experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 15 or more years of progressive software engineering experience; recognized as a technical expert with demonstrated experience mentoring and leading large-scale deliverables and processes in a Technology organization
• Minimum 10+ years of leading efforts or processes in a Technology organization, with deep experience architecting or scaling payment systems, digital asset infrastructure, or blockchain-based settlement solutions in regulated environments.
• Minimum 5 or more years of software engineering experience dealing with large scale systems in the cloud.
• Minimum 5 or more years of experience implementing application solutions/services in Cloud using Containerization, CI/CD, Automated testing and in compliance security guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership through large-scale system designs, upgrades, and releases.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and energize people showcasing technical and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience with state-of-the-art technology, architecture, and design concepts, open-source operating systems, database systems, computer networking, and security.
• Possesses a deep understanding of executing highly scalable, distributed applications in cloud environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional groups and generate results.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Tech Stack

• Cloud

Benefits

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Unlimited Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
• And SO much more!