Director, Platform and Integration Lead

Blockstream was founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and a group of cryptographers and engineers passionate about Bitcoin and its potential to transform financial infrastructure. Today, Blockstream builds secure Bitcoin and Layer-2 technologies used by banks, financial institutions, and enterprises worldwide. We are seeking a Director, Platform & Integration Lead, a senior leadership role responsible for defining how client platforms are technically realized across systems, data environments, and Blockstream infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture and integration of multi-system client platforms, connecting banking systems, enterprise infrastructure, and Blockstream technologies; Partner closely with Director, Industry Lead, Financial Services, Head of Solutions, and Head of Delivery to translate solution strategies into platform designs and ensure systems are buildable, testable, and scalable in production; Define and own the platform integration strategy, including API architecture and system connectivity, data flows, data models, platform orchestration, event-driven architectures, messaging systems, and cross-platform interoperability standards; Design how APIs, data pipelines, platform services, and AI-enabled capabilities interact to form unified institutional platforms; Establish and govern integration frameworks and reusable patterns aligned with industry reference architectures; Guide engineering teams across DevOps, CI/CD, deployment, system integration, testing, validation, scalability, reliability, and performance; Act as the senior authority for cross-platform dependencies, integration decisions, and system-level trade-offs; Ensure alignment between solution architecture and technical delivery

Requirements

10+ years of experience in platform architecture, enterprise integration, or large-scale system implementation; Proven experience designing and delivering complex, multi-system platforms in banking, fintech, or enterprise environments; Strong expertise in API-first architecture, Microservices and event-driven systems, Enterprise data platforms and data integration, Cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred); Demonstrated ability to translate high-level solution architectures into executable platform designs, working across architecture and engineering teams; Experience collaborating with industry/domain leaders and client-facing architects to operationalize solution strategies; Strong understanding of system interoperability, integration patterns, and distributed system design; Languages: German or Swiss German and English required; French and/or Italian a plus; Location: Switzerland (Zurich/Zug preferred)

Nice to have

Strong knowledge of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies; Experience integrating digital asset infrastructure into traditional banking systems; Background in treasury management, corporate finance, or digital asset custody; Experience with FIX, OMS, PMS, fund administration, accounting, or market data systems; Experience working with or advising banks, asset managers, and institutional clients; Exposure to traditional payment systems and cross-border payment flows; Experience supporting or scaling go-to-market teams in fintech or digital assets