Technical Lead, Lending & Savings @Blockchain

Overview

The role of Technical Lead, Lending & Savings involves leading the engineering direction for Blockchain's core Consumer products: crypto savings and crypto-backed lending. This hands-on technical leadership position requires experience in building products from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction and architecture of the Lending & Savings platform.
• Design and build scalable, secure, and highly available distributed systems.
• Make key architectural decisions balancing scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Contribute production-quality code and review critical changes.
• Drive engineering best practices and mentor engineers through code reviews and leadership.
• Own the delivery of technical initiatives from design through production.
• Translate product requirements into technical solutions in collaboration with business leads and designers.
• Identify technical risks early and propose solutions.
• Collaborate with various teams to enhance user experience and platform reliability.
• Foster a culture of ownership and collaboration within the engineering team.
• Continuously improve engineering practices and productivity.

Requirements

• Strong experience in building backend systems using Kotlin or Java.
• Experience with distributed, event-driven systems using messaging technologies like Kafka.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL and relational database design, along with experience in NoSQL technologies.
• Understanding of microservices architecture, APIs, and cloud-native applications.
• Experience with monitoring, observability, and incident response.
• Proven track record of shipping reliable production systems for financial transactions.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Preferred experience in fintech or crypto products.

Benefits

• Full-time salary based on experience and equity options.
• In-office presence required four days a week in London.
• Work from Anywhere policy for up to 20 days per year.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• Apple equipment provided.
• Flexible work culture.

Location

This role requires a mandatory in-office presence in London, with opportunities for remote work up to 20 days per year.

How to Apply

Please apply through the provided application portal.