Senior Software Engineer
Description For Senior Software Engineer
BitGo, established in 2013, is the world's largest independent digital asset custodian and staking provider, serving thousands of institutions and millions of retail investors. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Custody organization, you'll be instrumental in building resilient services that enable secure cryptocurrency storage while ensuring global compliance. The role, based in Palo Alto, offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge blockchain technology and shape the future of digital asset infrastructure. You'll be part of a team that values craftsmanship, ownership, and open communication, working on scalable solutions that handle significant portions of Bitcoin network transactions. The position offers competitive compensation ($165,000-$210,000), comprehensive benefits, and the chance to work with top talent in the cryptocurrency space. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology to make a significant impact in the digital asset industry.
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer
- Design and build scalable, well abstracted, and robust APIs, libraries, and services
- Own functionality and scalability features from inception to deployment and customer integration
- Expose and document functionality to the UI, third-party developers, and tooling
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
- Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
- Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers
- Provide mentorship to peers through code reviews and education on best practices
Requirements For Senior Software Engineer
- At least 6 years of proven experience of back-end and server-side development
- Great at algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
- Strong experience with TypeScript, Node.js and Express
- Strong experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB
- Strong experience with RESTful API design
- Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures
- Experience with unit and functional testing and debugging
- Experience in Git/GitHub and branching methodologies
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, applied mathematics, or technical discipline
- Understanding of and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer
- Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
- 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
- Up to 4% 401k company match
- Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
- Free commuter/parking pass
- Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
- Computer equipment and workplace furniture
- Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment
Jobs Related To BitGo Senior Software Engineer
