Digital Asset · 9 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Ledger
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $220K/yrDigital Asset builds technologies that are reshaping the foundations of financial markets. As a software engineer in the Canton Ledger team, you will work on a distributed ledger platform that supports mission-critical workflows with strong security requirements, focusing on areas such as protocol design and applied cryptography.
BlockchainCryptocurrencyDeveloper PlatformDeveloper ToolsFinTech
Responsibilities
You are a strong, hands-on engineer to contribute to the Ledger’s Scala code base
Complement the team’s engineering strength with your technical expertise, architecture and design knowledge, and production experience
Participate in planning, analysis and design of the team’s deliveries
Assist other team members by providing code reviews, giving feedback and helping set direction
Following a collaborative approach that fosters, embraces, and insists upon diverse perspectives. We are a powerful team where everyone pulls more than their weight, where everyone matters and all opinions are valuable
Qualification
Required
Experienced polyglot software engineer as demonstrated by either your open-source libraries or commercial experience
Experience with developing and deploying production systems
Strong oral and written communication skills, ideally experienced writing technical documentation
Master's degree or PhD in computer science or a related discipline; or equivalent demonstrable experience
Preferred
Ideally experience with distributed systems, blockchains, security protocols, and/or cryptography
Experience with Scala is a plus but not required
Based in Switzerland, in the US (specifically in NY, NJ, or CT), the UK, or Hungary
Benefits
Family-friendly benefits
Flexible work arrangements
Company
Digital Asset
Digital Asset builds privacy-focused blockchain tools that enable institutions to create, manage, and share tokenized assets.
Founded in 2014
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$492.2MKey Investors
SBI GroupJefferson River CapitalASX Limited
2025-12-04Corporate Round· $50M
2025-06-24Series E· $135M
2022-05-27Corporate Round
Leadership Team
Yuval Rooz
Co-Founder & CEO
Eric Saraniecki
Co-Founder & Head of Product
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