Compensation

$140K - 200K + Equity

Contract type

Full time

Technologies & frameworks

C++
Scala
Java
DAML
Blockchain
Functional Programming
Haskell
TypeScript
JavaScript
React
Kotlin

Benefits & perks

401k
Generous pto
Pension
Parental leave
Full healthcare coverage
Stock options
Competitive salary

Opportunity to work on a new greenfield project within Digital Asset's ecosystem

Role overview

About Digital Asset

Digital Asset is a leading provider of distributed ledger technology (DLT) that solves real-world business challenges. We combine deep industry expertise with scalable technology, including a distributed ledger platform and an intuitive smart contract language originally developed by Digital Asset, called DAML. Digital Asset enables financial institutions and organizations across a variety of industries to bring efficient, modern and scalable DLT systems into production.

We work with some of the world’s largest companies, to build scalable and flexible systems that streamline business operations. Digital Asset is a global company with offices in New York, London, Budapest, Zurich, Hong Kong, and Sydney.

As we grow our team, we will maintain the dynamic, collaborative and pragmatic way of working that has grounded our efforts from the beginning. If you seek to develop solutions others are yet to contemplate, this opportunity may be right for you.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver high quality and well-tested code efficiently and at pace.
Contribute to the development of cutting-edge distributed ledger technology innovations that will be deployed with one of the world’s most consequential market infrastructures.
Develop and refine feature specifications and deliver high-quality software components and end user experiences within an Agile development environment.
Build and architect new systems from scratch, with a focus on delivering functional user interfaces
Create new features and APIs in DAML, React and Typescript

Key Criteria

Ideally, 5+ years experience as a software engineer, working in a globally distributed development environment.
Proven history of delivering high-quality, increasingly complex, highly available and scalable distributed systems, using Agile methodologies.
Experience with React
Excellent programming skills and experience in at least one modern and/or functional programming language on the JVM including, but not limited to, Java 8+, Scala, Kotlin, Haskell, C++
Strong programming fundamentals (data structures and algorithms).
Self aware and thrives on continuous learning.
Strong command of distributed systems development.
Deep understanding of secure coding practices.
Experience developing software targeting Linux and Windows environments, including an adept ability to incorporate open source software as appropriate.
Courage of convictions with a high degree of humility. Embraces constructive feedback and is resilient.
BS, MS or PhD in computer science, or related discipline.

Location

New York is the most populous city in the US with more than 8 million inhabitants. A lot of immigrants from over 180 countries live in the City. Travelers are usually attracted to its cosmopolitanism and energy. New York consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island. New York is also well-known for its cultural heritage Empire State Building, Central Park and Statue of Liberty. The City is a center for fashion, media, culture, research and a booming tech scene.

The tech scene in New York has changed a lot in recent years. A lot of the initial excitement has worn off and settled into a stable trend of successful businesses. In both 2014 and 2015, a New York City tech company went public with a valuation of over $1 billion. It is now #2 startup ecosystem in the world, with startups raising $11.5 billion in venture capital in 2017. NYC is also the HQ of choice for Spotify, Consensys and WeWork.

Did you know...

New York City’s Federal Reserve Bank holds $90 billion in gold
60M tourists visited NYC in 2016
More than 800 languages are spoken in New York City, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world; 4 in 10 households speak a language other than English

Digital Asset

50-249
New York, NY, US

Digital Asset is on a mission to create the global economic network of seamlessly interconnected businesses. By building a state-of-the-art platform and developer tools and leveraging the best modern infrastructure providers, we can change how businesses interact. Ambitious teams — from startups to the enterprise — are joining the network to build fundamentally new applications that span industries. The changing nature of business Businesses are more interconnected than ever before, and current technologies enable data replication but not shared processing. Inaccessible assets, undifferentiated replication, and incompatible APIs lead to duplicated efforts and siloed infrastructure. There is a better way. Digital Asset’s global economic network enables teams to get to market faster, focus on their core value, and unleash web-paced innovation for all industries. Backed by global innovation leaders Digital Asset is backed by 17 strategic investors, including leading financial and technology companies that are uniquely positioned to help drive the adoption of Digital Asset’s developer tools and DLT solutions on a global scale.

distributed ledger technology

Early Stage Venture

Technology