Lead Software Engineer
Ctrl Alt is a regulated tokenization infrastructure provider for digital capital markets.
Funding history
About Ctrl Alt
Ctrl Alt designs and operates on-chain infrastructure for digital capital markets. Its services combine financial engineering, legal and compliance frameworks, and technology to structure, issue, distribute, and manage tokenized products including real estate, private-market assets, funds, debt, and infrastructure. The company provides bespoke asset structuring, tokenization, API integrations, investor onboarding, compliance workflows, reporting, and on-chain ownership management for institutional and professional clients.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Architect and implement scalable, mission-critical systems for tokenized asset lifecycles while owning platform performance and security, engineering secure institutional APIs, translating complex requirements into robust software, establishing engineering standards, and mentoring engineers.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in TypeScript and JavaScript
- Proven experience leading high-impact engineering projects in complex backend environments
- Experience designing and deploying RESTful APIs
- Experience designing and deploying distributed systems handling high-concurrency workloads
- Performance-focused and security-first architectural thinking
- Focus on long-term maintainability
- Experience working in Agile and CI/CD-driven environments
- Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to engineering and leadership teams
Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural design and implementation of scalable mission-critical systems for tokenized asset lifecycles
- Own the evolution of the core platform’s performance and security
- Engineer secure APIs for global institutional partners
- Translate ambiguous product requirements into documented and battle-tested software solutions
- Set technical standards for the engineering organization
- Mentor engineers through peer reviews and technical guidance
Benefits
- Generous stock options
- Premium private healthcare
- 26 days of annual leave
- Birthday off
- Regional bank holidays
- Flexible leave
- Enhanced parental leave
- MacBook, screens, and additional equipment
- Salary sacrifice schemes for childcare, groceries, EV cars, technology, pensions, bikes, and subscriptions
- Annual learning and personal development budget
Hiring Process
Stage 1: Initial competency-based interview. Stage 2: Technical interview. Stage 3: Final interview with the CTO.