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Our team members have shaped companies such as TSMC, Canva, and DRW, as well as backing disruptors like Anduril, Instacart, and Palantir in their early days. Our unique model of venture building has produced industry shapers such as Digital Asset (raised $135M Series E in 2025), Novaprime (now partnering with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), ErisX (acquired by CBOE in 2022), and Hashnote (acquired by Circle in 2025).\nWe are fully self-funded and focused on tackling complex industry challenges unlikely to be solved by traditional startups. Our unique approach gives founders and early teams immediate market access, domain expertise, and ample funding to take bold swings with real impact, while saving precious time and energy by staying laser-focused on delivering valuable solutions.\nThe Opportunity\nWe’re seeking a senior DLT Expert to join our Engineering team. You will report to our CPO in the venture studio. You will serve as the architect and strategist for distributed ledger solutions in private credit and beyond. This is not a coding-heavy role - it’s about designing scalable, compliant, and adoption-ready architectures for some of the largest hedge funds and asset managers in the world.\nWhat You’ll Do\nArchitect DLT-based workflows integrated with SQL, RPA, and AI automation\nMap critical workflows (deal intake, reconciliations, NAV close, audit prep) into ledgerized events\nDesign solutions that overcome adoption barriers (compliance, performance, legacy integration)\nDefine the studio-wide blockchain strategy for multiple financial verticals\nTranslate complex financial processes into clear architecture diagrams and roadmaps for stakeholders\nWhat We’re Looking For\n8+ years in engineering leadership, systems architecture, or DLT product development\nProven track record delivering DLT systems in financial institutions\nExpertise in DLT financially-oriented languages (highly preferred)\nStrong knowledge of financial infrastructure (settlement, NAV cycles, reconciliations)\nBased in U.S. (NYC or Bay Area preferred)\nNice to Have\nExposure to Hyperledger, Corda, Quorum, JPMorgan Onyx\nStartup experience / ability to thrive in fast-paced environments","description_format":"text","description_chars":2503,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Blockchain & Crypto","Venture Capital","Web3 & dApps"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T19:11:45Z"}],"liveness":{"score":11,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.397,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":356,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:10","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/woodsideai-dlt-expertarchitect-woodside","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/woodsideai-dlt-expertarchitect-woodside.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T03:16:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}