Head of Architecture, Digital Assets (, MA, United States)
Jobtailor is looking for Head of Architecture, Digital Assets (, MA, United States) in United States, MA.
This local job opportunity with ID 3770115501 is live since 2026-08-01 10:50:39.
Responsibilities Define and lead the architectural vision across custody, trading, and wallet platforms Lead a high-performing team of architects and partner closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders Align architectural direction with product strategy and deliver a resilient, secure, and scalable digital assets platform Set standards and guide key design decisions Operate as a true player‑coach, diving into complex technical challenges, unblocking critical paths, and helping resolve architectural and system design issues Bring a strong sense of ownership for resiliency, availability, and customer impact, stepping in during critical production issues Mentor and develop a team of high‑skilled architects while fostering a culture of engineering excellence, technical rigor, and pragmatic innovation Requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field 15 years of software development experience, including significant architecture and leadership responsibility Proven track record defining and delivering secure, resilient, scalable production software platforms at significant user and transaction scale Deep software architecture expertise across distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, APIs, data, security, reliability, and operational excellence Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, mentor, and retain top technical talent Deep technical familiarity and production experience with at least one public blockchain protocol Strong understanding of cryptocurrencies, public blockchain protocols, and the evolving digital assets ecosystem, with ability to stay current through protocol research, developer communities, social channels, and broader industry discourse Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, multi-region systems with strong resiliency and operational continuity in mission-critical 24x7 environments Understanding of architectures supporting low-latency trading systems Strong ownership mindset and experience providing technical leadership during critical production events or high‑severity incidents Ability to influence engineering leaders and teams through technical credibility, sound judgment, clear communication, and partnership Experience collaborating with senior leadership, product, engineering, operations, risk, compliance, and other cross‑functional stakeholders Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and decision‑making skills J-18808-Ljbffr5c143e31-5e48-4549-b638-05792d185386
Responsibilities Define and lead the architectural vision across custody, trading, and wallet platforms Lead a high-performing team of architects and partner closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders Align architectural direction with product strategy and deliver a resilient, secure, and scalable digital assets platform Set standards and guide key design decisions Operate as a true player‑coach, diving into complex technical challenges, unblocking critical paths, and helping resolve architectural and system design issues Bring a strong sense of ownership for resiliency, availability, and customer impact, stepping in during critical production issues Mentor and develop a team of high‑skilled architects while fostering a culture of engineering excellence, technical rigor, and pragmatic innovation Requirements Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field 15 years of software development experience, including significant architecture and leadership responsibility Proven track record defining and delivering secure, resilient, scalable production software platforms at significant user and transaction scale Deep software architecture expertise across distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, APIs, data, security, reliability, and operational excellence Demonstrated ability to attract, develop, mentor, and retain top technical talent Deep technical familiarity and production experience with at least one public blockchain protocol Strong understanding of cryptocurrencies, public blockchain protocols, and the evolving digital assets ecosystem, with ability to stay current through protocol research, developer communities, social channels, and broader industry discourse Experience designing highly available, fault-tolerant, multi-region systems with strong resiliency and operational continuity in mission-critical 24x7 environments Understanding of architectures supporting low-latency trading systems Strong ownership mindset and experience providing technical leadership during critical production events or high‑severity incidents Ability to influence engineering leaders and teams through technical credibility, sound judgment, clear communication, and partnership Experience collaborating with senior leadership, product, engineering, operations, risk, compliance, and other cross‑functional stakeholders Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and decision‑making skills J-18808-Ljbffr5c143e31-5e48-4549-b638-05792d185386