A Leading SF exchange is seeking a Director of Engineering to join a growing company in San Francisco

The role:

You will be working with a team that will have a profound impact at the crossroads of blockchain and capital markets infrastructure. Building world-class disruptive technologies require vision, persistence, innovation, and a deep belief that nothing is impossible. We are looking for smart people who are not risk adverse and want to build something that will be universally recognized as a world first. We aspire to provide a working environment, culture and leadership team that foster continuous improvement on a daily basis, offering transparency, ownership and integrity.

Day to Day includes:

Direct a team of 8-12 blockchain developers
Work closely with company leadership to define roadmap and extend an existing custom blockchain implementation in Java.
Write high caliber code on a daily basis to satisfy time-sensitive production product development as well as R&D projects.
Collaborate with CTO, blockchain engineers and math wizards and undertake R&D projects to create novel hybrid solutions to solve problems while maintaining extreme performance requirements without trading off guarantees blockchain provides.
Help develop blockchain product specs.
Collaboratively define blockchain systems architecture and best practices.
Document best practices and act as a knowledgeable resource for blockchain engineering and problem-solving.

Skills:

At least 5 years of hands-on professional experience in core Java.
Hands-on experience with developing on at least one backend blockchain codebase, whether proprietary (e.g., Chain) or open source (e.g., Hyperledger, Corda) -- not just building apps on top.
Strong understanding of the cryptographic principles and data dependencies underpinning blockchain technologies.
Experience and understanding of major consensus protocols, asymmetric encryption, Merkle trees, hash functions, key-value database
Experience and understanding of transaction scripting and smart contracts, especially Bitcoin style conditionalized transactions
Understanding of key areas of Blockchain research including data privacy, confidential transactions, side chains and pegging, sharding, lightning, and other scaling methodologies
Strong sense of ownership, passion to build quality products for massive scale in collaborative, agile environment and excitement to lear

What You Get:

The excitement and fulfilment of solving the biggest problems in the largest markets for top global clients using real blockchain technology
Very competitive salary and equity in a well-funded and high growth startup backed by prominent investors
Substantial career opportunities and upside to match your passion for what we do
401K
Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance coverage
Flexible vacation policy
7 ways to deliver caffeine to your bloodstream
Relaxed company culture
SF preferred, remote considered

Director of Blockchain Engineering