Backend Engineer, Blockchain - Vice President
Company websiteicapital.com (iCapital, opens in new tab)
Base salary $150K to $200K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York, NY
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- LocationNew York, NY
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
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- Last checked (55 min ago) · observed since
About this job
About the Role
iCapital’s Distributed Ledger Technology team is looking to hire a Senior Blockchain Backend Engineer to develop an industry-wide distributed ledger solution for the alternative investment ecosystem to facilitate access to private markets investments for advisors and their high-net-worth clients using innovative technology solutions. The ideal candidate is able to understand complex business problems, scope projects, identify business opportunities, optimize workflows, and communicate their findings across all levels of the organization. This role is highly visible and involves working closely with other teams in Engineering, Product, senior leadership, and industry partners.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a private and permissioned distributed ledger using DAML or Canton and other open source blockchain frameworks.
- Build and maintain a RESTful API using Python and FastAPI.
- Provide technical leadership to motivate and guide team members and mentor junior engineers.
- PArticipate in daily stand-up meetings and peer code reviews as part of the standard SDLC.
- Stay current with the latest developments in blockchain technology and incorporate them into the iCapital ecosystem.
Qualifications
- 9+ years software engineering experience building enterprise SaaS cloud-based solutions
- 3+ year technical leadership and management experience
- Experience with DAML, Solidity, or other blockchain programing languages
- Experience with Python, Toke and FastAPI
- Demonstrated understanding of relational database concepts and modeling practices
- Experience building APIs for large scale applications using AWS
Benefits
The base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $200,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).
We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.
For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/
iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Source: iCapital on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($150,000) is above 27% of the 960 Software Engineering roles in New York listed on this site; 52 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $175,000; the middle half runs from $145,000 to $200,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Backend Engineer, Blockchain - Vice President (this listing) | $150K - $200K |
| Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - Vice President | $150K - $190K |
| DevSecOps Platform Engineer - Vice President | $150K - $170K |
| Regulatory Reporting - Vice President | $150K - $175K |
| Corporate Governance Attorney - Assistant Vice President / Vice President | $150K - $175K |
| ETF and 1940 Act Registered Funds Compliance Officer - Vice President | $150K - $180K |
| Senior Content Producer- Vice President | $150K - $170K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-07-27
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Location as the employer wrote it: New York, New York, United States
The base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $200,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes sala
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