Blockchain Engineer - Software Engineering
Morgan StanleyBlockchain Engineer - Software Engineering
Morgan StanleyLocation
New York, NY, Menlo Park CA 4500, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
11/4/2026
Compensation
$120,000 - $215,000 per year
Job description
We are looking for a Blockchain Engineer to join our Digital Assets Platform Technology team at Morgan Stanley. This role focuses on designing and building secure, scalable, and regulatory-compliant platform capabilities for the firm's digital asset ecosystem. The position requires strong engineering leadership and deep technical expertise in blockchain and distributed systems. The successful candidate will develop and maintain software solutions that support business needs while ensuring operational resilience and security.
Requirements
- 7+ years of relevant technology experience, typically supported by a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with digital assets, blockchain, tokenization, or distributed-ledger technologies.
- Strong experience with cloud-native architecture and infrastructure, preferably AWS.
- Strong understanding of digital asset and blockchain architecture, including distributed ledgers and consensus mechanisms.
- Experience integrating institutional custody and wallet infrastructure, including key management and secure transaction signing.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team responsible for building digital asset custody capabilities.
- Define the engineering roadmap for digital asset custody and supporting platform services.
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of custody solutions with a focus on security-by-design.
- Establish secure patterns for the digital asset transaction lifecycle.
- Partner closely with various teams to translate custody, regulatory, and security requirements into technical solutions.
- Own production readiness and reliability for critical digital asset services.
- Implement rigorous engineering practices covering secure coding and automated testing.
Benefits
- Morgan Stanley offers extensive benefits that support employees’ careers, health, finances, and families, including top-tier medical coverage, mental health support, generous parental leave, fertility and family-building benefits, and robust retirement and stock purchase plans. Employees also gain access to continuous learning and networking opportunities, volunteer and giving programs aligned with the firm’s values, and hundreds of lifestyle perks like discounted products, cultural and entertainment tickets, and commuter savings.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
104
FY2026
Approval rate
99.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
765
FY2026
Entry-level share
0.0%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-23%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
+6%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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