Blockchain Specialist

Job Description

Hydra X is building institutional-grade infrastructure across custody, exchange, tokenisation and digital asset networks.

We are looking for a Blockchain Specialist to own the design of Hydra X's ledger layer across the public and permissioned networks our clients use, and the connections between them.

The role would cover the ledger networks Hydra X supports today and those it may support as client demand changes. A current priority is the Canton Network. The role also covers EVM-based and other networks, and how assets move between them.

Strong capital markets knowledge is essential. Experience with Daml and Canton is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own ledger-layer design across the networks Hydra X supports: how instruments and their lifecycle events (issuance, transfers, corporate actions, settlement) are modelled on-chain.
• Assess ledger networks and protocols for client deployments, covering privacy, finality, governance, key management and regulatory fit, and advise Client Solutions, Sales Engineering and clients on the trade-offs.
• Design interoperability between ledgers, including Canton and EVM-based networks, for cross-ledger settlement and asset movement (DvP, PvP).
• Set the operating model for Hydra X's nodes and validators, including Canton validator nodes across self-operated, dedicated and shared set-ups.
• Track token standards and industry interoperability work, and recommend what Hydra X adopts.
• Set smart contract standards and review contract code across our regional engineering teams.
• Work with our Engineering team to keep ledger decisions consistent with the wider system.

Qualifications & Requirements

Blockchain / Digital Assets

• Ledger experience
  You have eight or more years in software engineering, including at least four designing or building on distributed ledgers in production.
• Multiple ledger families
  You have hands-on experience with more than one ledger family, such as EVM-based networks, Canton, Corda or Hyperledger Fabric.
• Smart contracts
  You have written and reviewed production smart contracts in one or more languages, such as Solidity, Daml or Rust.
• Interoperability
  You have designed or built asset movement or settlement across ledgers.
• Wallets and keys
  You understand private keys, HSM and multi-party computation (MPC) custody models, and signing flows.
• Node operations
  You understand how nodes and validators are run, upgraded and monitored in production.

Canton / Daml

• Canton and Daml
  Experience with Daml and the Canton Network, including validator nodes, synchronizers and party-to-party workflows, is a strong plus.

Capital Markets

• Instrument lifecycle
  You know how securities are issued, settled, held and serviced, including corporate actions.
• Regulated environments
  You understand the controls banks, custodians and regulators expect of digital asset infrastructure.

Nice to Have

• Contributions to open-source ledger projects or industry working groups, such as Canton Network or Ethereum token standards.
• Experience on tokenisation programmes at banks, exchanges or central securities depositories.
• Familiarity with MAS Project Guardian or similar industry interoperability initiatives.
• Backend experience in Java, Scala, Go, TypeScript or Python.

Why Join Us?

• Own ledger design for regulated infrastructure that financial institutions use in live markets.
• Work across public and permissioned networks, including live Canton services: validator node operations, Metra and Canton Coin custody.
• Work on cross-ledger settlement for institutional clients.
• Join a team where ledger decisions are weighed against security, regulatory expectations and production readiness.