San Francisco Federal Reserve Hires Crypto Architect for CBDC Project

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is seeking a crypto architect for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is looking for a crypto architect for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, an Indeed job posting reveals. According to the role description, the employee will work on CBDC research and development.

The position is full-time and hybrid, with an annual salary starting at $134,900, requiring candidates to have "knowledge of distributed systems implementation, cryptographic protocols such as hashing, public-private key pairs and signing, consensus algorithms, and security".

"Given the important role of the dollar, the FRS seeks to better understand the cost and benefits of potential technologies for CBDC and this emerging field," reads the article. According to the Federal Reserve System Careers page, the position has been open for more than 30 days.

"We are looking for a Senior Application Developer to implement sample systems related to a CBDC. You will work directly with management, other team developers, development operations teams, and vendors to ensure the Federal Reserve is well positioned to design, develop, and implement technology to support a CBDC, as may be required by the Board of Governors."

Screenshot: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco job posting. Source: Indeed.

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