Software Engineer - Onboarding

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BitGo, a prominent infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, offers custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from secured cold storage. With a focus on secure digital asset navigation since its establishment in 2013, BitGo serves numerous institutions internationally, including top brands, exchanges, and platforms, and retail investors globally. Operating as a crucial element of the digital economy, BitGo manages a considerable portion of Bitcoin network transactions and stands as the largest independent digital asset custodian and staking provider in the world.

This role requires full-time onsite presence at BitGo's Palo Alto office to enhance teamwork and innovative problem-solving within the team.

BitGo seeks a Software Engineer to join its BGX team and contribute to building an API-first platform for businesses and developers launching crypto products.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable, well-abstracted, and robust APIs, libraries, and services for the API-first platform.
• Take ownership of functionalities and scalability features from conception to deployment and customer integration.
• Document and expose functionalities to UI, third-party developers, and internal and external tooling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to introduce, design, and release new features.
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Ensure application performance, quality, and responsiveness.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks and bugs.
• Continuously explore, assess, and implement new technologies to enhance development efficiency.
• Engage in code reviews and contribute to fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to grasp and refine product requirements.
• Offer mentorship to peers in the engineering team through code reviews and sharing best practices.

Skills & Experience:

Candidates should align with BitGo's values of open communication, transparency, ownership, and quality craftsmanship, along with its mission to provide trust in digital assets.

Required:

• 3+ years of proven back-end and server-side development experience.
• Proficient in algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, and Express.
• Solid experience with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Proficiency in RESTful API design.
• Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures.
• Familiarity with unit and functional testing, debugging, Git/GitHub, branching methodologies, and CI tools.
• Adaptable to fast-paced environments.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, applied mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• Understanding and interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

Preferred:

• Background in developing consumer-facing crypto products.
• Demonstrated experience building public-facing APIs in production environments.
• Proficiency in full-stack development and familiarity with React.
• Experience collaborating with clients and business partners.
• Familiarity with areas such as digital wallets, clearing and settlement, lending, trading, or accounting systems.

Why Join BitGo?:

Contribute to disrupting the financial services industry with visionary, innovative, and dedicated individuals at BitGo who embody values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. Be part of a team driving excellence and exploring innovative solutions that change the world's financial markets.

Pay Transparency Notice:

Compensation for this role typically ranges between $150,000 - $180,000 USD base salary, with additional components like equity, an annual performance bonus, and other benefits.

Benefits at BitGo:

• Competitive salary, bonus, and stock options.
• Fully company-paid health insurance for employees, partners, and dependents.
• Up to 4% 401k company match.
• Paid parental leave and vacation.
• Free commuter/parking pass, conveniently located near Caltrain.
• Complimentary custom lunches, dinners, and snacks.
• Tailored computer equipment and workplace furniture.
• Dynamic colleagues and a stimulating startup environment.

Join BitGo, be part of the team reshaping investing with cryptocurrencies and be able to look back upon transforming the industry.