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Platform Architect responsible for the architecture of Bitcoin infrastructure solutions at Blockstream. Collaborate across teams to ensure scalability, reliability, and security in platform design.
Responsibilities:
- Own the architecture and technical vision for Blockstream’s platform and shared services
- Design scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant distributed systems supporting Bitcoin, Layer-2, and enterprise products
- Define platform standards for APIs, data models, service boundaries, and infrastructure patterns
- Partner with engineering teams to guide implementation, review designs, and resolve complex technical challenges
- Collaborate with Security and Infrastructure teams to ensure defense-in-depth, key management, and operational resilience
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies while balancing innovation with operational maturity
- Ensure platform designs support regulatory, enterprise, and institutional requirements without compromising decentralization principles
- Document architectural decisions, tradeoffs, and long-term technical roadmaps
- Mentor senior engineers and help raise the overall architectural rigor across teams
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience designing and operating large-scale platforms or infrastructure systems
- 6-8 years of development experience building production-grade backend with strong security boundaries, authentication, authorization, key management, as well as designing APIs, data models, and distributed services that run reliably at scale.
- Proven experience as a Platform Architect, Principal Engineer, or Senior Systems Architect
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, including consensus, fault tolerance, replication, and networking
- Strong experience with cloud and/or hybrid infrastructure (AWS, GCP, bare metal, Kubernetes, Terraform, etc.)
- Expertise in security-critical systems, including authentication, authorization, cryptography, and key management
- Experience designing high-availability systems for financial or mission-critical applications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
- Comfort working in a remote, globally distributed team.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
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