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onRails is asset infrastructure that brings assets to Canton. Our mission is to open the world's financial system by enabling assets to move across networks with privacy, compliance, and atomic settlement. The onRails platform includes cETH — a 1:1 representation of ETH on the Canton Network.
We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to build institutional execution and settlement infrastructure on the Canton Network from the ground up: liquidity aggregation, order routing, and atomic on-chain settlement. It is non-custodial by design — we never hold client assets.
You will be the first engineer dedicated to this product and will own its delivery: decomposition, code reviews, and technical decisions within the project. The architecture is defined together with the CTO, who is starting the foundational work now — you will pick it up, challenge it, and turn it into a working system. As the product grows, you will help hire and lead the engineers who join you.
This is a hands-on role. The backend is written in Go; the on-ledger part runs on Canton, where trades settle atomically. You are not expected to know Canton or Daml on day one — you are expected to learn them quickly.
Just as important as the technical side is how you work:
Within the first months, a first version executes and settles trades end-to-end on a Canton test network, on a codebase the team is confident to extend. After that, the product is in production and you own its operation. The engineers who join the project are productive because you onboarded and lead them — and the CTO is no longer in the critical path of day-to-day delivery.
Send your CV and a brief note about why you're interested in joining onRails. Apply for this role
6 hours ago
Grade
Lead
Work Format
Remote
Employment
Full-time
English Level
B2 - Upper-Intermediate
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