Technical Lead, Blockchain & Application Development
About The Position
eClerx is seeking a highly motivated Technical Lead to guide our Application Development team's technical implementation of enterprise software, including its blockchain and digital-asset infrastructure. As Technical Lead, you'll drive the technical direction and ensure delivery excellence. You must have a strong technical foundation in full-stack engineering, including hands-on experience integrating blockchain and Web3 technologies into enterprise systems, along with a passion for scalable and secure design and a hands-on approach to mentorship and problem-solving. You will play a pivotal role in leading the design and delivery of performant, secure, and intuitive applications, including blockchain-integrated capabilities.
Requirements
- 8+ years of full-stack development experience, with strong backend expertise (Java/Spring Boot)
- Strong understanding of application architecture, design patterns, and performance optimization
- Extensive hands-on experience owning and designing end to end solutions built on blockchain/DLT platforms (e.g., Ethereum, Solana, Hyperledger Besu, or Canton/Daml), including transaction lifecycle (gas, nonce, confirmations, finality) and event processing
- Strong understanding of wallet/custody infrastructure, key-management patterns, and building audit-friendly, idempotent transaction flows in regulated or security-sensitive environments
- Experience with frontend frameworks (React/Angular) using TypeScript/JavaScript
- Proven experience leading technical projects or teams in an agile environment
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Responsibilities
- In collaboration with Architects, oversee the technical direction of a squad
- Drive successful delivery of solutions, ensuring quality, performance, and scalability
- Build test automation across the full stack of our software and enforce engineering best practices
- Optimize application performance and reliability in a cloud environment
- Implement blockchain integrations; node connectivity, transaction submission, event monitoring, wallet/custody interactions, and signing/approval workflows, using enterprise Java and Web3 libraries
- Write, test, and deploy smart contracts (Solidity or equivalent) following established security practices; handle full transaction lifecycle; submission, confirmation, idempotency, and failure/reversal handling, with audit-friendly logging
- Serve as the technical authority and primary point of contact for the squad
- Guide architectural discussions, code reviews, and implementation decisions
- Ensure adherence to coding standards, architectural principles, and security best practices
- Establish and evolve the technical foundation and culture of the squad
- Guide architectural and security decisions for the squad's blockchain integrations, partnering with security team on key-management and custody standards
- Partner with Product Managers and Technical Project Managers to define scope, timelines, and priorities.
- Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders clearly and proactively.
- Collaborate with other leads to ensure alignment across squads and technical domains.
- Provide day-to-day technical mentorship, unblock challenges, and foster a culture of continuous learning
- Discover ways to increase team productivity and efficiency through improved processes and tooling
- Mentor engineers on blockchain/Web3-specific concepts and integration patterns as part of ongoing team development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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