Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum 8 years of backend engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role., Hands-on expertise with wallet management, custody solutions, and crypto protocols., Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), security, and DevOps practices., Experience in crypto, fintech, or trading platforms, with familiarity in regulated environments..

Key responsibilities:

Lead the development of digital assets infrastructure and services.

Define technical architecture and make key system decisions.

Manage and mentor the engineering team, ensuring high standards.

Oversee security, operational controls, and system scalability.

We are on a mission to make the world of finance more accessible, engaging and useful. With a focus on simplicity, ease of use, speed and power – we aim to develop the best trading service on the market. We are a fintech company with deep expertise in trading, markets, blockchain, technology, customer centricity and financial regulation. We currently live across Europe and beyond in 23 languages. We provide great customer service to accompany our smart news feed, intelligent financial content, a broad range of education, and a wide range of markets for our clients to trade. Capital Com (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 793714). Capital Com SV Investments Limited is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (Licence No. 319/17). Capital Com Australia Limited is registered in Australia and regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). AFSL 513393. Experienced, talented and knowledgeable, our Capital.com team works to innovate in the world of finance and customer-centricity. We do the hard work to make complicated subjects easier to understand and complex tasks effortless to achieve. We are always looking for like-minded people and are ready to seize the opportunity to cooperate with leaders in the financial ecosystem – Universities, Technology Partners, Innovators, Regulators, or Complementary Businesses. Join our team: capital.com/careers CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 76% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

We are a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding to the four corners of the globe. Our toprated products have won prestigious industry awards for their cuttingedge technology and seamless client experience. We deliver only the best, so we are always in search of the best people to join our evergrowing talent team.

Your Role

Were looking for a handson Head of Technology Tech Lead to lead engineering across our digital assets product suite. You’ll work closely with the Digital Assets Product Director to deliver reliable and scalable crypto infrastructure, supporting everything from onchain wallet flows to fiat conversions and trading execution.
This is not a purely managerial role — you’ll be expected to contribute directly to building the platform, especially in the early stages. You will define technical architecture, own key systems, lead by example in code and technical decisionmaking, and help grow a worldclass engineering team.

What You’ll Do

Be HandsOn from Day OneActively contribute to the development of key digital assets infrastructure and services.
Set the technical direction while also writing productionquality code, conducting reviews, and building prototypes.
Take ownership of early architecture decisions, internal tooling, and core backend systems.
Own the Technology StackDesign and maintain the architecture for all digital asset services: wallet infrastructure, custody integration, payment rails, and exchange functionality.
Make decisions on languages, frameworks, infrastructure, and tooling that balance delivery speed with longterm reliability.
Ensure uptime, system integrity, and scalability as user and transaction volume grows.
Lead the Engineering TeamBuild, manage, and mentor an engineering team focused on digital assets products.
Set high standards for code quality, documentation, CICD, and testing practices.
Foster a culture of technical excellence and strong collaboration with product and compliance.
Deliver Core Crypto FeaturesOwn the engineering delivery for wallet funding, crypto depositswithdrawals, realtime asset conversions, staking, and custodyrelated operations.
Drive integrations with external vendors such as custody, liquidity providers, and compliance tools.
Translate product requirements into technical plans and deliverables in collaboration with the Product Director.
Infrastructure, Security & OpsEnsure secure architecture for key management, asset segregation, and blockchain interactions.
Lead incident management, observability setup, disaster recovery, and audit support.
Implement operational controls and monitoring to meet regulatory and internal risk expectations.

What You’ll Bring
Required:8+ years of backend engineering experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role.
Proven success building and scaling backend platforms — ideally in crypto, fintech, or trading.
Handson expertise with wallet management, custody solutions, key handling, and crypto protocols.
Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWSGCP), security best practices, and DevOps workflows.
Strong communication skills — you can align business, product, and tech priorities clearly.

Nice to Have:Experience working with Fireblocks or similar custody platforms.Experience working with Kiln or similar staking providers.Familiarity with regulated environments (SCA, FCA, MiCA).
Experience scaling systems that handle realtime transactions, settlement, and onchain operations.
Background in building internal APIs and tools to support customerfacing platforms.
Be a key player at the forefront of the digital assets movement, propelling your career to new heights!
Join a dynamic and rapidly expanding company that values and rewards talent, initiative, and creativity.
Work alongside one of the most brilliant teams in the industry.