Product Owner

Blockstream was founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and a group of fellow cryptographers and engineers who are passionate about Bitcoin and its potential to change the world. Today, Blockstream is the leading Bitcoin company, providing cutting-edge infrastructure solutions for enterprises, institutions, and individual Bitcoin users.

We develop industry-leading Bitcoin self-custody solutions, Bitcoin-based financial products, second-layer scaling technologies, and enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure.

We are seeking a Product Owner, a hands-on technical role responsible for building, integrating, and deploying blockchain and digital asset solutions for enterprise and institutional clients.

Operating within the Service & Enterprise Solutions organization, the Product Owner works closely with Solution Architects, Delivery, Engineering, and Client teams to turn defined solution architectures into working, production-ready client platforms.

This role focuses on execution and implementation, ensuring solutions are correctly built, integrated, tested, and deployed in line with architectural standards and delivery plans.

While solution design and architectural direction are owned by Solution Architects and the Head of Solutions, the Product Owner is accountable for technical implementation quality, correctness, and operational readiness of client solutions.

What You’ll Be Doing (Responsibilities)Implement and deploy blockchain and digital asset solutions for enterprise and institutional clientsBuild and configure solution components based on defined solution architectures and platform patternsIntegrate Blockstream products with:

• Core banking and financial systems
• Custody, payments, and treasury platforms
• External vendors and third-party services
• Implement APIs, data flows, and event-driven integrations across distributed systems
• Support deployment across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments
• Collaborate closely with Solution Architects to validate implementation choices and raise technical constraints
• Work with Delivery and Project Management teams to support execution, testing, and go-live activities
• Support DevOps activities, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure configuration, and environment setup
• Troubleshoot integration, performance, and deployment issues across client environments
• Contribute implementation feedback to improve solution patterns, documentation, and reusability
• Support early-life production stabilization and operational handover
• What We Look For In You (Required Qualifications)3–6 years of experience in software engineering, solution engineering, platform engineering, or system integration roles
• Hands-on experience building and integrating multi-system platforms in fintech, financial services, or security-sensitive environments
• Strong experience with:
• Cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure/GCP a plus)
• Modern deployment practices and CI/CD pipelines
• API-based and event-driven architectures
• Solid programming skills in at least one of: Python, Go, Java, Rust, or similar
• Understanding of security fundamentals, including authentication, authorization, and encryption concepts
• Ability to work effectively with architects, engineers, delivery teams, and client technical stakeholders
• Self-starter with proven ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and geographies, demonstrating high-quality and high-touch customer engagement throughout all phases of delivery
• Languages: Swiss German, German, French and English required; and/or Italian a plus
• Location: Switzerland, with focus on Zurich, Geneva and Lugano
• Nice To Haves (Preferred Qualifications)
• Experience working with blockchain or digital asset platforms (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Layer-2s, etc.)
• Familiarity with distributed systems and messaging technologies
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration
• Exposure to regulated environments (banking, custody, payments)
• Interest in growing into Solution Architect roles
• Genuine interest in Bitcoin, digital assets, and blockchain-based financial infrastructure🔒 Stay Safe from Job Scams
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