Staff Software Engineer, Digital Assets

Purpose Unlimited

is an independent financial services company with an unrelenting focus on customer‑centric innovation, delivered through technology‑driven solutions. Led by entrepreneur Som Seif, the company is developing a diversified product platform aimed at addressing historically underserved segments of the market. Purpose Unlimited’s businesses include Purpose Investments, Advisor Solutions by Purpose, and Driven.

Vacancy Status: This is for a current opening.

Job Description Who you are Join a high‑performing engineering team as a Staff Engineer on the Digital Assets Squad — tackling the hardest technical problems where regulated finance and onchain systems converge. You own how the product performs, ships reliably, and feels to users. You lead through code and judgment, partnering closely with product and design from architecture decisions to code review.

The squad builds regulated products at the intersection of traditional investment management and onchain infrastructure: staking ETFs, stablecoin distribution, tokenized funds, and the systems tying it all together. Deep crypto experience isn’t required — but you need to ramp fast in unfamiliar domains and find regulated ambiguity energizing.

Responsibilities: What you will do

Own the most technically complex cross‑cutting problems: performance, reliability, scalability, and platform architecture.

Define and drive technical direction — shared standards, patterns, and abstractions that reduce fragility.

Ship production code as a primary activity; your credibility comes from what you build.

Partner with product and design to pressure‑test requirements and advocate for technical quality as a driver of customer experience.

Elevate the team through code review, design feedback, and mentorship.

Identify and lead fixes for systemic issues — fragility, inconsistent patterns, tech debt — without stalling delivery.

Apply AI with the same engineering rigor you apply to any production system.

What AI does so you don’t have to AI handles growing execution work in this role — boilerplate, scaffolding, first‑pass code review, routine reconciliation monitoring, standard documentation, and test scaffolding. You focus where only a staff engineer creates value: hard architectural problems at the DeFi/regulated finance boundary, judgment calls without Stack Overflow answers, and technical mentorship.

What you will bring

Degree in CS, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent depth), with significant experience building consumer‑facing software.

Strong full‑stack engineering ability — frontend, backend, and infrastructure — with experience designing systems at scale.

High bar for software quality: testing, observability, feature flags, rollback capability, incident response are defaults.

Experience leading technical decisions: RFCs, driving alignment, and knowing when to push for consensus vs. make the call.

Clear communication to engineers (technical detail) and product stakeholders (trade‑offs, timelines, cost of shortcuts).

Track record of learning velocity — going deep in unfamiliar domains quickly.

Experience in a regulated industry (financial services, healthcare, or similar) where compliance shapes architecture; familiarity with CSA/OSC frameworks is a plus.

Mentored senior engineers and understand your leverage at this level is as much about team capability as your own output.

You could be an especially great fit if

You thrive in established teams — improving and extending what exists rather than needing a blank page.

You’re opinionated but updatable: you argue with conviction and change your mind when evidence shifts.

You’re genuinely excited about building software real people use, and you’re bothered when a technical compromise makes the product worse.

You think natively in systems and from first principles, finding real leverage and improving what’s working without disrupting it.

You move fluently from an ambiguous product problem → clear technical framing → well‑executed solution → measurable improvement in customer experience.

Our five values:

Innovation

– You bring new ideas, challenge the status quo, and find better ways of building. You don’t wait for permission to experiment.

Courage

– You speak up when something isn’t working, take difficult stands on technical quality, and act with conviction even when it’s uncomfortable.

Owner’s Mindset

– You take full accountability for your squad’s outcomes. You treat the platform, the team, and the business as your own.

Client Focus

– You place client outcomes at the center of every architectural and delivery decision.

Winning Through Individual and Collective Growth

– You invest in your own development and actively contribute to the growth of every engineer around you.

Benefits

We are one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers 2023 & 2024.

We believe in innovation and a vibrant culture

– work for an innovative, people‑first, financial services firm that values entrepreneurialism.

We believe in a flexible work structure

– A flexible hybrid work model that empowers you to do your best work whether at home or the office.

We care about your rewards

– Competitive compensation including equity program.

We care about your health

– comprehensive group health and dental benefits and life insurance at little to no cost to you. We also offer a Lifestyle Spending Account for all your wellness needs.

We care about your quality of life

– flexible paid time‑off policy with unlimited vacation days, and flexible sick and mental health days.

We care about your family

– Paid parental leave for eligible employees with a top‑up.

We care about your future

– Generous Group RRSP matching and an optional TFSA program.

We care about your development

– We offer training opportunities and tuition support year‑round.

Purpose Unlimited

is an equal employer and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and barrier‑free work environment for all employees and candidates. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and if accommodation is required during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact any member of the People & Culture team at PeopleCultureTeam@purpose-unlimited.com. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Our work philosophy is a hybrid model allowing for flexibility and collaboration.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Immigration sponsorship is not offered for this role.

We may use artificial intelligence technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. Final hiring decisions are made by qualified human reviewers.

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