Head of Engineering

Job Description

Head of Engineering / Lead DAML Developer

Abu Dhabi, UAE | Remote Global Talent Considered

I'm currently partnering with a highly innovative early-stage blockchain business building a next-generation Real World Asset (RWA) tokenisation platform from the ground up.

This is a genuinely rare opportunity to join at the very beginning of the journey as the founding engineering hire, helping architect, build, and scale an entirely new blockchain-native platform from inception.

The business is focused on leveraging:

• DAML smart contract development
• Canton Network infrastructure
• Distributed ledger technologies
• Institutional-grade blockchain architecture
• Real World Asset tokenisation frameworks

This is not a traditional corporate engineering role. This is a true 0→1 build environment where the successful individual will have significant ownership, autonomy, and influence across both the technical and strategic direction of the platform.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the end-to-end technical development of the platform
• Architecting scalable blockchain and distributed ledger infrastructure
• Designing and building DAML smart contract systems
• Driving backend engineering, integrations, security, scalability, and performance
• Working closely with founders and stakeholders on long-term product and engineering strategy
• Establishing engineering best practices and future technical direction
• Building and scaling the broader engineering team over time

The environment would suit somebody who is:

• Deeply technical and hands-on
• Entrepreneurial in mindset
• Comfortable operating within ambiguity
• Passionate about blockchain innovation and distributed systems
• Excited by the challenge of building complex products from scratch
• Able to balance architecture, execution, and leadership simultaneously

To be considered, strong commercial experience with DAML is essential, alongside experience working within blockchain infrastructure, distributed ledger ecosystems, or tokenisation-focused environments.

Experience within institutional blockchain, Web3, digital assets, fintech infrastructure, or regulated financial environments would be highly advantageous.

For the right individual, this is an opportunity to play a genuinely pivotal role in shaping what could become a highly significant platform within the evolving RWA and digital asset space.

Remote global talent can be considered.

If this sounds relevant to yourself, or somebody within your network, please feel free to reach out directly for a confidential conversation.

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