Platform Architect

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🕒 January 30

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Blockstream

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

₿ Crypto

🔧 Hardware

🏢 Enterprise

Crypto • Hardware • Enterprise

Blockstream is a global leader in Bitcoin and blockchain technology, building infrastructure and products that support self-custody, enterprise custody, and asset issuance on Bitcoin. Its offerings include the Blockstream App (Bitcoin and Liquid wallets), Blockstream Jade (open-source hardware wallet), Liquid Network (a Bitcoin layer-2 for digital asset issuance), Core Lightning and Greenlight for Lightning payments, AMP APIs, blockchain explorers, and enterprise custody and tokenization solutions. Blockstream focuses on developer tools, open-source protocols, and enterprise-grade solutions to enable secure Bitcoin transactions and financial infrastructure.

📋 Description

• 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