Institutional Capital Network

Backend Engineer, Blockchain - Assistant Vice President

Institutional Capital Network · Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT $120K–$145K Posted 2026-09-28
Salary
$120K–$145K
Type
Full-time
Experience
5+ yr

About the Role

iCapital’s Distributed Ledger Technology team is looking to hire a Senior Blockchain Backend Engineer to develop an industry-wide distributed ledger solution for the alternative investment ecosystem to facilitate access to private markets investments for advisors and their high-net-worth clients using innovative technology solutions. The ideal candidate is able to understand complex business problems, scope projects, identify business opportunities, optimize workflows, and communicate their findings across all levels of the organization. This role is highly visible and involves working closely with other teams in Engineering, Product, senior leadership, and industry partners.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a private and permissioned distributed ledger using DAML or Canton and other open source blockchain frameworks.
  • Build and maintain a RESTful API using Python and FastAPI.
  • Provide technical leadership to motivate and guide team members and mentor junior engineers.
  • PArticipate in daily stand-up meetings and peer code reviews as part of the standard SDLC.
  • Stay current with the latest developments in blockchain technology and incorporate them into the iCapital ecosystem.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years software engineering experience building enterprise SaaS cloud-based solutions
  • 2+ year technical leadership and management experience
  • Experience with DAML, Solidity, or other blockchain programing languages
  • Experience with Python, Toke and FastAPI
  • Demonstrated understanding of relational database concepts and modeling practices
  • Experience building APIs for large scale applications using AWS

Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $120,000 to $145,000.  iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).

We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.

For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us   Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

PythonFastAPIAWS
$110K — 10th pctl $265K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $132K vs. market median $180K for Engineering roles
-25%
below median
Based on 24,000+ Engineering roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
Institutional Capital Network

Institutional Capital Network

Fintech · Private · New York City, USA

Stage & Valuation
Private · $7.5B
Key Investors
Temasek, Owl Rock, MSD Capital
Open roles on NewJob
Most hiring in
Operations (44) · Engineering (32) · Finance (16)
iCapital Network provides an alternative investment marketplace and technology platform that connects financial advisors, wealth managers, and asset managers. The platform streamlines access to private equity, private credit, hedge funds, and other alternative investments.
Fintech Alternative Investments WealthTech
O
Chief Risk Officer - Managing Director
New York, NY
Operations
$350K–$400K
D
Head of Content Strategy - Senior Vice President / Managing Director
New York, NY
Design
$215K–$300K
O
Head of Managed Accounts and Model Portfolio Delivery - Senior Vice President
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Operations
$210K–$260K
See all 210+ roles at Institutional Capital Network →
O
Software Engineer, Backend
Opto Investments New York, NY Remote
Engineering
$160K–$240K
S
Backend Software Engineer - Evergreen Posting
Self Financial Austin, TX
Engineering
$145K–$175K
S
DualEntry - Senior Backend Engineer
Silver.dev Remote Remote
Engineering
$140K–$250K
T
Software Engineer, Backend
Tessera Labs San Jose, CA
Engineering
$180K–$250K
See all Engineering roles →

Interested in this role?

Apply directly on the company site — no recruiter middleman, no account required.

Apply now →
Apply on company site