Scala Developer (Enterprise Blockchain) Full Time

Who We Are

Founded in 2015 in Switzerland, Metaco is an enterprise technology company whose mission is to enable financial and non-financial institutions to securely build their digital asset operations. The company’s core product, Harmonize™, is a mission-critical orchestration platform for digital assets. From asset-agnostic custody and trading to tokenization, staking and smart contract management, the platform seamlessly connects institutions to the broad universe of decentralized finance and Web3 decentralized applications.

Metaco has established itself as the institutional standard for digital asset infrastructure, trusted by the world’s largest global custodians, banks, regulated exchanges, and corporates. Its software and technology solutions enable institutions to store, trade, issue and manage any type of digital asset – such as crypto and digital currencies, digital securities, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – with the highest possible security and agility.
We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our core Engineering team in Switzerland.

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

• Build scalable and distributed applications in Scala for the backend of Harmonize
• Write functional Scala using mostly ZIO library
• Work with sophisticated technologies where solutions are to be built—expect challenges
• Engage different teams, including software architects and partners, frontend and backend developers, product owners and designers
• Analyze different blockchains protocols and understand their specificities
• Apply the latest cryptographic primitives in the context of blockchains and secure components
• Coordinate synchronous and asynchronous communication driven by blockchains events

1. Work with an heavily tested code base
2. Actively participate in code reviews to ensure the quality of your code and team
3. Collaborate with support, QA, and operations teams
4. Work partly in remote

WHAT YOU’LL BRING: 

• Knowledge of computer science principles and practical software engineering experience
• 4+ years of work with Scala frameworks and libraries such as ZIO, Tapir, Cats, Akka, Doobie, http4s
• 2+ years of building distributed, asynchronous, and event-driven systems
• Strong understanding of SQL, ideally PostgreSQL
• Strong debugging skills, especially in a cloud environment
• Nice to have knowledge of:

1. Docker
2. Kubernetes
3. gRPC and Protobuf
4. Blockchain technology
5. Cryptography
6. Bytes manipulation

Other common names for this role: Software Engineer, Senior Developer, Scala Architect, Backend Engineer, Distributed Systems Engineer, Functional Programmer, Functional Software Developer, Scala Engineer

Why Metaco?

We are a dynamic and fast-growing company, working collectively to tackle the most challenging problems at the intersection of distributed ledgers, blockchain technology, applied cryptography, banking, capital markets 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.

Metaco was acquired by Ripple in 2023. Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.