Symbridge, a digital asset exchange for institutional traders and accredited investors, has hired David Josse, a former Goldman Sachs executive, as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), according to a release.
Symbridge is not quite live and operating in alpha mode. Symbridge says it combines blockchain technology and a proprietary execution engine to optimize digital asset trading through a US-domiciled and regulated digital asset exchange. Symbridge seeks to provide institutional and accredited investors with access to digital assets and tokenized commodities.
Prior to joining Symbridge, Josse led data engineering at Goldman Sachs globally. Josse is said to have been responsible for building a world-class data, analytics, and business intelligence platform for all products within the Marcus digital portfolio. This includes the development of the Apple Card platform built on Amazon Cloud (AWS).
As the vice president and senior development manager of the Marquee Engineering division, Josse “refined” Goldman Sachs’ Prime Brokerage client technology through highly-scalable, external-facing web platforms for institutional hedge fund clients. He led a team to develop and support the company’s flagship applications which included asset management, payment/trade processing, securities and cash journaling and trade reporting.
“We are very pleased to have David Josse join the growing Symbridge leadership team,” said Symbridge CEO Michael McGuire. “His expertise in building high-performance financial platforms will help Symbridge become the go-to exchange for institutions looking to securely trade digital assets and tokenized commodities.”
Josse said that being on the bleeding edge of crypto and blockchain is really exciting.
“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to combine my expertise in building high-performing trading platforms with the new, ever-evolving markets of blockchain.”