Staff Software Engineer - Staking
Company Overview: BitGo, a leading provider of digital asset financial services, specializes in offering liquidity, custody, and security solutions to institutional investors. Founded in 2013, BitGo introduced the industry's first multi-signature wallet and focuses exclusively on serving institutional clients. The company is actively involved in centralized and decentralized finance, providing market-leading trading, lending, and borrowing services through its prime brokerage services. BitGo serves as the custodian for WBTC, the top global stablecoin for Bitcoin, and launched BitGo Portfolio and Tax in 2020 to offer clients a comprehensive solution for digital assets. Moreover, BitGo Trust Company, established in 2018, is the first qualified custodian designed for storing digital assets. Processing approximately 20% of all global Bitcoin transactions, BitGo supports over 1000 coins and tokens, serving as the backbone for more than 1500 institutional clients in 50 countries.
Position Overview: BitGo is in search of a skilled Staff Software Engineer for their Staking team. The role involves developing robust and scalable systems for integrating new and existing blockchains to enable secure custody and staking of substantial funds. The ideal candidate should display autonomy, prioritize security, possess expertise in distributed systems, and have a deep understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. If you are enthusiastic about advancing blockchain technology boundaries and have a background in building scalable software, BitGo invites you to join them in shaping the future of digital assets.
Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership:
- Lead or significantly contribute to large-scale initiatives across engineering teams.
- Provide comprehensive technical leadership across various areas and initiatives.
- Define and drive the long-term technical vision for the team.
- Offer top-tier feedback on technical designs and play a key role in strategic direction and roadmap planning.
Engineering Responsibilities:
- Design and develop scalable APIs, libraries, and services for integrating blockchains and staking functionality into custody platforms.
- Take ownership of functionality and scalability features from research to deployment.
- Document and expose functionality to different parties and collaborate with engineering teams and product managers for seamless integration.
Mentorship and Collaboration:
- Provide mentorship for peers within the engineering team, fostering growth through code reviews and education on best practices.
Skills & Experience: BitGo is seeking individuals who embody their core values of open communication, transparency, ownership, and craftsmanship, as well as share the company’s vision of delivering trust in digital assets.
Required
- 8+ years of back-end software development experience.
- Proficiency in TypeScript/Node.JS and/or Kotlin.
- Strong skills in testing, debugging, and developing simple abstractions for complex systems.
- Experience with Git, code review tools, CI tools, etc.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.
- Understanding and interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
- Strong problem-solving and algorithm design skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred
- Experience in blockchain and/or security industry.
- Familiarity with microservices, service-oriented architectures, React, and databases (MongoDB).
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and building scalable distributed systems.
Why Join BitGo? Become part of a team that values excellence, ownership, and open communication, striving to drive innovation and transformation in the financial markets. If you bring innovative problem-solving skills and a drive to deliver, BitGo invites you to be a part of their journey.
Benefits: BitGo offers a range of benefits including competitive salary, bonus, stock options, 100% company-paid health insurance, and more.
Pay Transparency Notice: The average compensation for this role ranges between $185,000 - $235,000 USD in base salary, with additional components such as equity and an annual performance bonus.
NFT Lore Weaver/Character Architect (Web3 Storytelling Expert)
Responsibilities:
- Design dynamic NFTs with traits tied to DAO votes, token prices & player behavior
- Embed DeFi mechanics into character backstories (e.g., liquidity pools as "magic reservoirs")
- Collaborate with devs to implement ERC-6551 narrative systems
Requirements:
- Shipped 2+ NFT collections (>1 ETH volume) – share contract addresses
- Fluency in Web3 concepts (MEV, bonding curves, ERC-721A)
- Active in NFT communities (Discord roles as proof)
Rewards:
- 3-7% royalties from your NFT sales
- Governance over plotlines via Lore DAO
- 0.5% of all in-game trades involving your work
DevOps Engineer
Responsibilities:
Architect zero-downtime multichain ops (Arbitrum/BASE rollups, fraud-proof autoscaling)
Design self-healing node clusters that counter NFT minting DDoS attacks in <5ms
Embed on-chain circuit breakers to halt exploits before they drain $CORE liquidity
Turn Discord FUD storms into infra stress metrics via custom LLM pipelines
You’re a Fit If:
You’ve slashed gas costs by 30%+ in past DeFi/GameFi projects (prove it)
Your idea of “monitoring” includes MEV bot behavior and DAO vote latency
You’ve built systems where “chaos testing” means simulating chain splits during PvP wars
You see player rage-quits as a critical infrastructure metric
Compensation:
Base + % of rescued gas fees (paid in $CORE)
NFT “Backbone” Pass (permanent % of protocol revenue)
DAO voting power scaled to uptime milestones (*99.99% SLA = veto rights*)
3D Motion Designer
Your Mission
Craft immersive animations that make blockchain interactions feel alive—trading, battling, and exploring across Chain Worlds
Design motion systems where NFT assets evolve based on ownership history, market value, and in-game achievements
Develop real-time procedural effects tied to on-chain data (gas fees, liquidity pools, DAO votes)
Collaborate with WebGL engineers to push Three.js to its limits, ensuring buttery performance across browsers and devices
Own the full motion pipeline—from concept to implementation—with zero corporate bureaucracy
What You Bring
A portfolio showcasing real-time 3D animations (games, interactive experiences, or Web3 projects)
Mastery of After Effects, Blender, or Maya + experience with game engines (Unity/Unreal) or WebGL frameworks
A haсker mindset—ability to prototype motion systems that react to live blockchain data
Obsession with player psychology—you know how subtle motion cues influence trading behavior
Bonus: Any experience with NFT animation, generative art, or on-chain asset pipelines
Why This Isn’t Just Another Job
Your animations become economic events—rare NFT effects can spike trading volume
No "revisions for the CEO’s nephew"—creative freedom backed by a DAO
Revenue share in $CORE + NFT royalties for signature effects
Build the standard for Web3 motion design—your work will be copied across chains
The Velora Edge
A custom WebGL engine built for zero-lag, cross-chain gameplay
37,000+ early adopters waiting to experience your creations
No App Store gatekeepers—your art reaches players directly, censorship-free
Game Tester – Shape the Future of Web3 Gaming
Blockchain engineer
We’re looking for a skilled Blockchain Engineer to design, develop, and implement cutting-edge decentralized solutions. If you’re passionate about blockchain technology, smart contracts, and decentralized applications (dApps), we’d love to hear from you!
📍 Responsibilities:
Design, build, and deploy secure and scalable blockchain solutions.Develop smart contracts (Solidity, Rust, or other relevant languages).Work with decentralized protocols (Ethereum, Polkadot, Cosmos, etc.) and layer-2 solutions.Integrate blockchain technology with existing systems (APIs, backend services).Conduct security audits and optimize performance of blockchain networks.Stay updated on industry trends (DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, ZK-proofs, etc.).
🔍 Qualifications
Proven experience in blockchain development (public/private chains).Proficiency in Solidity, Rust, Go, or JavaScript/TypeScript.Familiarity with Web3.js, Ethers.js, or similar libraries.Knowledge of consensus algorithms (PoW, PoS, DPoS) and cryptography. Compatibility Truffle, Hardhat, or Foundry for smart contract deployment.Understanding of IPFS, The Graph, or other decentralized storage/oracle solutions.Strong problem-solving skills and collaborative mindset.
✨ Bonus Skills
(Preferred)Contributions to open-source blockchain projects.Experience with zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) or rollups.DevOps skills (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD for blockchain nodes).