Solution Architect

Who We Are

Founded in 2014 in Switzerland, METACO enables financial institutions to capitalize on the burgeoning digital asset economy. METACO’s main product, called Harmonize, is an orchestration system enabling financial institutions to hold and manage digital assets. From cryptocurrency custody and trading to tokenization, staking and smart contract management, the platform seamlessly connects financial institutions to the new world of decentralized finance.

METACO is one of the few global leaders in this space, supporting clients like Citi, BNP Paribas, BBVA, Zodia by Standard Chartered and other Tier 1 financial institutions to enter the digital asset space and revolutionize finance for generations to come.

We are seeking a Solution Architect to join our team. As a member of our team, you will be working closely with blockchain experts, software engineers and partner organizations to solution our clients’ needs. Your contribution will have a direct impact on the evolution of the cryptocurrency/fintech industry as we know it today.

Main Responsibilities & Tasks

Be a technical, product and subject-matter expert working with clients

• Develop a deep expertise of the product, its foundations, its uses, and its technical features
• Develop a deep expertise of the digital asset, security, banking and custody domains
• Develop a deep expertise of system integration best practices and banks’ needs
• Produce documentation, demo content and diagrams aimed at customers as well as internal units
• Support full deployments, configuration and onboarding of the product on-premises
• Develop, or supervise the development, of custom scripts and modules to support the client integration

Collaborate cross-units to support the product, sales and delivery teams

• Collaborate with the Product unit to define the functional architecture
• Support the Product and Sales units in their technical sales efforts with prospective customers, such as technical sales meetings and requests for information
• Work with the Information unit to support the delivery process with the needed product and technical expertise
• Account for possible project challenges on constraints including, risks, time, resources and scope
• Work closely with delivery management teams to successfully monitor progress of initiatives
• Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions

Contribute to the support escalation process

• Be part of the level 2 support team to solve unresolved level 1 issues according to the service level agreements

Tech Skills

• Hands on experience with Azure
• Restful APIs
• Kubernetes
• Docker, Podman
• Helm
• Comfort with one or more: Python/Scala/Java/Golang
• Scripting & Automation
• Bonus: Terraform

Soft Skills

• Autonomous
• Ability to drive PoCs and integrations with third parties systems
• Learner
• Strong communication skills and ability to run analysis independently.
• General knowledge on blockchains (L2, UTXO Chains, Polkadot, Solana, etc)
• 2-5 years’ relevant experience

Why METACO?

We are a dynamic and fast-growing company, working together to tackle the most challenging problems at the intersection of distributed systems, cryptography, and finance. We provide an entrepreneurial culture, where merit, contribution and teamwork are rewarded. Our team is important to us, and we work hard to support both the personal and professional development of team members. We understand that maintaining a good work-life balance is crucial to a healthy and happy workplace, that is why we provide flexible working policies for employees to fit their individual needs. Join us to make your mark on the transformation of the financial services industry.