Principal Engineer - Digital Asset Platform

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · New York, NY

Principal Engineer to build the first-of-its-kind Global Markets Digital Asset platform using distributed ledger technology, cloud services, and on-premises solutions. The role involves defining engineering approaches, leading design and development of complex features, and ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability. Requires hands-on experience with enterprise blockchains, smart contracts, and digital asset frameworks.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develops the engineering approach for the entire program/portfolio solution and works with Architecture, to develop/analyze/deliver the implementation of technical enablers
  2. Leads the planning, definition, and design of the complex features which span multiple teams and explore solution alternatives
  3. Creates ideas on designing complex technology and solution development approaches
  4. Leads the technical oversight for teams in solution development including design reviews and code within own domain
  5. Defines the technology tool stack for the solution within ranged of internally approved and supported technologies

Skills

Required

  • enterprise grade blockchains
  • smart contract based solutions
  • digital asset frameworks, products, and tools
  • designing & implementing multi-tier (including microservices) application platforms
  • object-oriented techniques
  • REST API development
  • databases
  • large structured & unstructured dataset processing
  • messaging
  • partner effectively with business stakeholders
  • self-starter attitude
  • higher education in computer science or relevant previous work experience
  • 10+ years of relevant experience with a degree in engineering

Nice to have

  • cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP etc)
  • Capital Markets
  • Payments
  • DeFi Markets

What the JD emphasized

  • Hands-on experience with enterprise grade blockchains
  • Experience implementing smart contract based solutions
  • Knowledge of digital asset frameworks, products, and tools for agentic solutions