Member of Technical Staff, Core Experience

At Anchorage Digital, we are focused on constructing an advanced digital asset platform tailored for institutional participation in the cryptocurrency space.

Anchorage Digital operates as a pioneering crypto platform, offering institutions a range of services including custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, coupled with top-tier security infrastructure. Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., is central to the services being provided. The company has received backing from prominent institutions such as Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, boasting a Series D valuation exceeding $3 billion. With its establishment in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital now maintains offices in New York, Porto, Singapore, and Sioux Falls.

The Core Experience unit lays the groundwork that supports other teams while also making use of these foundations internally. Joining our team means contributing towards improving various aspects of our system and making an impact across all teams.

In this role, you will collaborate with the Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and the engineering team to strategize, develop, launch, and uphold high-quality software solutions. As the primary influencer of system architecture, technical direction, and team members’ technical acumen, you will continuously seek means to elevate our products for institutional clients. We firmly believe that a product is never truly complete – there's always room for improvement and innovation to shape the future of the cryptocurrency and digital asset landscape.

Our "Factors of Growth & Impact" framework assists team members in quantifying their impact, enhancing coaching approaches, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development both within and beyond the Tech Lead role:

Technical Skills:

• Creation and maintenance of shared services and libraries across our range of micro-services.
• Enhancements to the codebase by addressing bottlenecks, streamlining APIs, and refining user-friendly APIs.
• Code review responsibilities to ensure consistency, diminish errors, and disseminate context among the engineering team.
• Ability to tackle intricate, ambiguous problems and devise practical solutions.

Complexity and Impact of Work:

• Capability to autonomously deliver features or work as a lead engineer within a team.
• Cultivation of a rigorous testing culture to minimize technical debt.
• Proficiency in breaking down extensive projects into manageable tasks and helping the team navigate uncertainties by effectively analyzing alternatives, evaluating trade-offs, setting priorities, and justifying decisions.

Organizational Knowledge:

• Promotion of knowledge sharing within the team to avoid single points of failure.
• Active collaboration with the Core Experience team and other units within Anchorage Digital.

Communication and Influence:

• Mentorship of team members within specialized domains and aid in aligning individuals with Anchorage's strategic objectives.
• Efficient communication across various individuals with differing contexts and skills.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated focus on code quality and robust test infrastructure.
• Emphasis on user experience and business requirements over adopting the latest technologies.
• Proficiency in computer science fundamentals like concurrency, algorithms, and data structures.
• Hands-on experience in crafting complex distributed systems.
• Firm belief in software engineering as a collaborative effort and eagerness to engage in mentorship and knowledge sharing activities.

Desired Skills (bonus):

• Experience with GraphQL and gRPC API design and implementation.
• Comfort with delving deep into the technical stack and open source projects to troubleshoot bugs.
• Strong technical understanding of cryptography; for you, "crypto" signifies cryptography rather than just cryptocurrency.
• Touched by the storyline of Hamilton, reflecting the formation of a new financial system.

About Anchorage Digital: Anchorage Village, our team at Anchorage Digital, is a diverse group comprising experts in platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology. Together, with over 300 team members, our unified goal is to develop the foundational infrastructure that facilitates secure value transfer within the global digital asset landscape. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where every individual feels respected, supported, and connected, irrespective of their background or identity.

Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer, driven by the belief in providing equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of various personal attributes. Embracing and celebrating diversity allows us to perform at our best and produce outstanding work.

Safeguarding the privacy rights of individuals is a top priority at Anchorage Digital. AI tools may be used during the hiring process to support recruitment functions but human judgment remains pivotal in final hiring decisions.