Associate Director Blockchain Engineering

  • Tampa, FL
  • Posted 1 day ago | Updated 18 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
Full Time

Skills

Professional Development
Innovation
Life Insurance
Collateral Management
Pivotal
Web Applications
Physical Layer
Systems Architecture
Software Development
Banking
Blockchain
Solidity
Security QA
Scripting
JavaScript
TypeScript
Data Structure
Algorithms
Derivatives
Risk Management
Regulatory Compliance
Computer Science
SAP BASIS
Trading
Collaboration
Teamwork
Financial Services
Security Clearance
Thought Leadership
DTCC
Finance

Job Details

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We're committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
Pay and Benefits:
  • Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
  • Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
  • Pension / Retirement benefits
  • Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
  • DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).
The Impact you will have in this role:
We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced Solidity Engineer with experience in Quantitative Finance (QuantFi) to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of quantitative financial processes including : derivatives, swaps, lending and repo markets, collateral management and liquidation, and other advanced trades. The candidate must also have experience with blockchain technology and its associated smart contract capabilities. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in developing and deploying smart contracts for our blockchain projects, ensuring the secure, efficient, and innovative application of decentralized technology to institutional finance.
Your Primary Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, test, and deploy QuantFi smart contracts.
  • Model and implement sophisticated financial processes
  • Collaborate with frontend and backend developers to integrate smart contracts with web applications.
  • Enable cross chain interoperability and develop smart contracts for a range of L1 technologies
  • Rigorously review code to uphold standards of quality and functional robustness.
  • Maintain and improve existing smart contracts based on evolving needs.
  • Stay ahead of the curve by updating knowledge on cryptographic and blockchain advancements, ensuring potential security threats are preempted and neutralized.
  • Work closely with product managers and customers to crystallize technical needs and system architecture.
  • Offer your blockchain and smart contract expertise to a diverse team audience, catering to both technical and non-technical members.
  • Actively address and resolve issues identified in live smart contracts.
  • Stay updated with the latest developments in the Blockchain ecosystem and adapt solutions accordingly.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related STEM field.
  • Over 7 years of experience in software development
  • Prior experience Quantitative Finance and Solidity is a must
Talents Needed for Success:
  • Development background in sectors such as banking, finance, or trading, with an understanding of financial instruments and systems.
  • Deep understanding of blockchain security practices and potential vulnerabilities.
  • Proficiency with Hardhat and Foundry.
  • Experience with Solidity security testing tools such as Slither and Mythril.
  • Practical experience with scripting languages like JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Ability to create unit and integration tests to ensure code longevity.
  • Proven skills for the best development practices, data structures, algorithms, and methodologies.
  • Experience working on DeFi infrastructure on derivatives, collateral, lending, risk management, and compliance is nice to have
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related STEM discipline.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

About Us

DTCC safeguards the financial markets and helps them run efficiently, in times of prosperity and crisis. We are uniquely positioned at the center of global trading activity, processing over 100 million financial transactions every day, pioneering industry-wide, post-trade solutions and maintaining multiple data and operating centers worldwide. From where we stand, we can anticipate the industry's needs and we're working to continually improve the world's most resilient, secure and efficient market infrastructure. Our employees are driven to deliver innovative technologies that improve efficiency, lower cost and bring stability and certainty to the post-trade lifecycle.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.

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About the Team

Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.
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