In lieu of a Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience, the employer will accept a Master's degree or U.S. equivalent in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or a related field, plus 3 years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, Software Architect, or any occupation, job title, position designing, developing, and securing blockchain-based backend systems. Drive the technical roadmap with the Product team for complex distributed systems and data modeling, overseeing the integration of multiple microservices, ensuring database scalability and integrity under high load, and designing "API-first" strategies that ensure longterm system interoperability (5%).