RBC
Principal Application Architect - Crypto and Digital Assets
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada · Principal · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
ExpressAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsCI/CDDevOpsAPI DevelopmentLLMsCommunicationCollaborationCritical ThinkingMentoring
About the role
- Define and evangelize architectural patterns, standards, and best practices for integrating blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and digital wallets into the enterprise application landscape.
- Simplify processes and systems focused on digital asset integration, maximizing throughput and removing bottlenecks to developer productivity while maintaining compliance with enterprise patterns and standards.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to developers and architects working on blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions, fostering a culture of learning, innovation, and engineering excellence.
Responsibilities
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Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Extensive experience in enterprise application architecture with a proven track record of delivering large-scale systems, with at least 3+ years focused on blockchain, cryptocurrency, or digital assets.
- Deep technical expertise in blockchain platforms (Ethereum, Bitcoin), consensus mechanisms, smart contract development, and distributed ledger technologies.
- Proficiency in a variety of programming languages and technologies, with strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, API design, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach teams, and experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps in regulated environments.
Nice to have
- Experience with stablecoin architectures, tokenization frameworks, atomic swaps, cross-chain bridges, or Layer-2 scaling solutions (Lightning Network, Polygon, Optimism).
- Knowledge of cryptographic primitives, zero-knowledge proofs, multi-party computation (MPC), hardware security modules (HSMs), and secure key management systems.
- Understanding of DeFi protocols, decentralized exchanges, or smart contract security auditing.
- Experience with Generative AI and how it can be applied to accelerate development, architecture analysis, and innovation in the digital assets space.
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Benefits
- Our success comes from the 84,000+ employees who bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper.
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