Technical Platform Lead (Marketnode) Permanent NEW

This Technical Platform Lead role is a key part of the founding team, and will work directly with business & product teams to build and operate a digital asset marketplace of the future. As part of the core team, you will be tasked with key technology decisions to match business strategy and lead/implement Marketnode’s platform strategy.

We are looking for a strategic thinker & effective communicator with experience as a lead architect or senior developer within digital platforms/capital markets gained at a consulting firm, buyside, bank or broker-dealer. Experience with digital assets, smart contracts or DLT is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Marketnode’s core platform buildout
• Work with product team on optimal solutions given business needs, technology guidelines and trends
• Drive software delivery, including performing pull requests, code reviews, working with internal resources & external partners, and ownership of platform roadmap
• Work with product team to define technology architecture and infrastructure to ensure scalability
• Monitoring of technology trends, developments and best practice & applicability for adoption
• Build, lead and retain development team

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in either Software engineering, Computer Science or an Engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years of software development experience
• Strong understanding of computer science and SDLC fundamentals
• Hands-on experience in programming and writing code, familiarity with functional programming (e.g. Scala, Haskell) will be an advantage
• Working experience or knowledge of DAML (Digital Asset Modelling Language) is a plus
• Familiarity with Cloud Technologies and associated certification is a plus
• Worked in Scrum teams, understands agile delivery and able to lead Scrums
• Technical and managerial experience within complex multi-stakeholder projects.