Blockchain & AI Software Lead Engineer (Payments), Vice President

Role Summary

We are seeking a Blockchain & AI Software Engineer to design and build next-generation payments and treasury platforms leveraging distributed ledger technology (DLT) and artificial intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop platforms supporting real-time payments, cross-border payments, settlement, and treasury flows.
• Implement blockchain-based solutions for:
• Tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and on-chain settlement
• Liquidity management and intraday funding optimization
• Reconciliation, confirmations, and auditability
• Integrate blockchain components with core banking systems, payment engines, and treasury platforms
• Support interoperability across traditional payment rails (ACH, RTP, wires) and digital asset rails.

Blockchain Engineering

• Build and maintain solutions across public, private, and permissioned blockchains (e.g., Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, Quorum).
• Develop and deploy smart contracts for payments, settlement logic, and asset movement using Solidity, Go, Rust, or equivalent.
• Design on-chain/off-chain architectures ensuring scalability, resiliency, and regulatory alignment.
• Implement secure key management, transaction signing, and access controls.

AI & Advanced Analytics

• Apply AI-driven insights to improve predictability, control, and decision-making in treasury operations.

Platform & Software Engineering

• Build cloud-native, microservices-based platforms using modern engineering practices.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise-grade standards for performance, resilience, observability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with architecture, treasury, payments, risk, and compliance teams to translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and platform governance.

Security, Risk & Compliance

• Design solutions with security-by-design principles, including encryption, identity, access management, and audit trails.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory and control frameworks (e.g., KYC/AML, data privacy, operational resilience).
• Partner with risk, legal, and compliance stakeholders to support regulatory readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Technical Skills:
  • Strong experience in software engineering (Java, Python, Go, or similar).
  • Hands-on experience with blockchain platforms, smart contracts, or distributed systems.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Strong understanding of APIs, event-driven architectures, and microservices.
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and data pipelines.
• Engineering Fundamentals:
  • Solid grounding in data structures, algorithms, and system design.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices.
  • Able to troubleshoot high-throughput, low-latency systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in payments, treasury, or financial services platforms.
• Exposure to tokenized deposits, stablecoins, CBDCs, or digital settlement models.
• Knowledge of liquidity management, intraday funding, and reconciliation processes.
• Familiarity with MLOps and AI governance frameworks.
• Understanding of regulatory expectations for payments and AI in banking.
• Experience working with global, cross-functional teams.