Software Engineer - Prime Trade
BitGo is a prominent provider of digital asset solutions, offering services such as custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement from regulated cold storage. Since establishment in 2013, the company has been dedicated to enhancing secure navigation of the digital asset realm. BitGo serves numerous institutions globally, including top brands, exchanges, and platforms, as well as millions of retail investors.
This role necessitates full-time onsite presence at the New York City office to support collaborative teamwork and innovative problem-solving efforts.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement robust APIs, libraries, and services to support financial services like clearing and settlement, digital asset lending, and trading
- Oversee feature ownership and scalability aspects from inception to deployment and customer integration
- Document and communicate functionality for UI, third-party developers, and internal/external tooling
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure consistent understanding of technical requirements and uphold work quality standards
- Provide mentorship to peers within the engineering team through code reviews and best practice education
Skills & Experience:
We are seeking individuals who align with our values of open communication, transparency, ownership, and craftsmanship, and who support our mission to provide trust in digital assets.
Required:
- 3+ years of backend, server-side software development experience
- Previous exposure to Financial Services or Financial Technology
- Proficiency in algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis
- Strong experience with languages like TypeScript/Node.JS and SQL databases like Postgres or MySQL
- Expertise in RESTful API design, unit and functional testing, and debugging
- Familiarity with microservices, service-oriented architectures, and version control tools like Git
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and participate in on-call rotations
- Experience with code review, CI tools, and project management platforms like JIRA
Preferred:
- Experience with asynchronous programming and functional programming
- Knowledge of financial accounting systems and digital asset trading and wallets
- Full-stack abilities and familiarity with React
- Background in developing large-scale, real-time, and distributed applications
- Experience engaging with clients/business partners and interest in blockchain/crypto industry
Why Join BitGo?
Be part of a team that aims to revolutionize the financial market with vision, innovation, passion, and collaboration. BitGo offers competitive compensation packages along with benefits such as health insurance, 401k match, parental leave, free meals, and a conducive startup environment.
Note: Compensation for this role falls within the range of $150,000 - $180,000 USD base salary, with additional components such as equity, a performance bonus, and location-based benefits.
