Backend Engineer
BitGo is a pioneering firm in digital asset financial services, catering to institutional investors with liquidity, custody, and security solutions. Established in 2013, BitGo is known for its multi-signature wallet innovation and is among the digital asset companies dedicated to serving institutional clients. Engaged in both centralized and decentralized finance, BitGo provides top-notch trading, lending, and borrowing services via its prime brokerage offerings and serves as the custodian for WBTC, a leading global stablecoin for Bitcoin. BitGo's launch of BitGo Portfolio and Tax in 2020 provided clients with a comprehensive solution for digital assets, while in 2018, it introduced BitGo Trust Company, the first custodian designed for storing digital assets. Processing around 20% of global Bitcoin transactions, BitGo supports over 600 coins and tokens and is the security backbone for more than 1500 institutional clients across 50 countries, including regulated entities and major cryptocurrency exchanges. BitGo receives backing from renowned entities like Goldman Sachs, Craft Ventures, Digital Currency Group, DRW, Galaxy Digital Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, and Valor Equity Partners.
BitGo is currently seeking a Software Engineer to enrich its Blockchain Team and collaborate on developing new features and applications for enterprise clients. This position offers a distinctive opportunity to be part of the founding team for BitGo's operations in India, with close collaboration among skilled engineers, product managers, and security experts at BitGo.
Responsibilities:
- Construct durable APIs, libraries, and services to drive the functionality of wallet services such as hot and cold wallets, indexing, staking, and SDK services.
- Own the implementation of features and scalability enhancements from inception through deployment and integration for clients.
- Document and expose functionality to UI, third-party developers, and internal and external tooling.
- Collaborate extensively with all engineering teams to ensure consistent understanding of technical requirements and work quality.
- Offer mentorship to colleagues across the broader engineering team through code reviews and sharing best practices.
Skills & Experience:
BitGo is seeking team members who embody its core values of open communication, transparency, ownership, and high craftsmanship levels. Applicants are expected to share the company's vision of delivering trust in digital assets.
Required:
- Minimum 3 years of backend, server-side software development experience.
- Proficient in algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
- Strong expertise in Node.JS, JavaScript, Java, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
- Solid experience in RESTful API design.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proficiency in Git/GitHub, branching methodologies, code review tools, CI tools, JIRA, Confluence, etc.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, applied mathematics, or a related technical field from a top university.
Preferred:
- Understanding and work experience in decentralized finance or centralized financial sectors.
- Knowledge and keen interest in cryptocurrencies and the blockchain industry.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Golang, and TypeScript.
Why Join BitGo? Transforming an industry requires vision, innovation, passion, technical proficiency, dedication to delivering, collaboration, and execution. Be part of a team of exceptional individuals who strive for excellence and embody BitGo's values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. BitGo seeks new team members who bring fresh perspectives on problem-solving, innovation, and are willing to take risks as they join a team shaping the global financial markets.
Benefits of working at BitGo include:
- Competitive compensation.
- Meal & Commute allowance.
- Medical Insurance.
- Hybrid work model.
- IT equipment support for work.
- Opportunity to learn and grow alongside an exceptional workforce.
Cryptocurrencies epitomize one of the most transformative changes the financial services industry has experienced in years. Join BitGo and be part of the team that reshapes investing for the future.
