Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Seeking ‘Crypto Architect’ for CBDC Project

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is seeking a senior crypto architect to conduct research and development related to a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

The western regional bank of the Fed has advertised the job position on LinkedIn and Indeed.

The Federal Reserve System (FRS) seeks a technologist to support its mission of promoting accessible, safe, and efficient systems to facilitate dollar transactions.

The FRS aims to gain further insight into the costs and benefits of potential technologies for CBDC and this emerging field, considering the dollar’s significant role.

The San Francisco Federal Reserve is currently seeking a senior cryptocurrency architect to work as a lead application developer and develop sample systems for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

The job posting on Indeed states that the minimum annual salary for this position is $134,900. This is not the first time the central bank has advertised for positions related to CBDC.

Three weeks ago, they advertised for a CBDC product manager and in February, they were searching for a senior application architect for digital currency, which seems to have been filled already.

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The analyst anticipates a 0.25% rate hike occurring today, with all central banks except China and Japan following suit.

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