Senior Software Engineer, Bitgo
Bitcoin Team
$165-210k
Equity/stock options, an annual performance bonus are also a part of this role's package
Digital asset financial services for instuitutions
Job no longer available
Digital asset financial services for instuitutions
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$165-210k
Equity/stock options, an annual performance bonus are also a part of this role's package
201-500 employees
Company mission
BitGo's mission is to deliver trust in digital assets.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for teammates who share and practice our values of open communication, collaboration, accountability, and craftsmanship, and who feel passionate about our mission to deliver trust in digital assets
- 5+ years of Full-Stack software development experience
- Thoughtful, minimalistic and sound API design philosophy
- Comfortable with git and Github-based code review
- Passion for enabling cutting-edge Bitcoin features at scale
- Believes in testing twice (or more), and shipping once
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
Desirable
- Strong understanding of fundamental Bitcoin blockchain mechanics
- Programming and debugging skills using Node.JS, JavaScript, and Typescript
- Familiarity with emerging Bitcoin features, such as Taproot, Descriptors, Lightning
- Non-trivial contributions to Bitcoin-related open source software
- Experience with developing containerized applications running in Kubernetes
What the job involves
- This role will require being full-time onsite at our San Francisco office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving
- BitGo is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will join our Bitcoin Team. BitGo processes a significant amount of cryptocurrency transactions so our applications need to be fast, accurate, scalable and secure
- Our integrated platforms interact with a number of exchanges, agencies, and governments around the world, and we use the best technology the industry offers to build them
- Enhance our multi-signature Bitcoin wallets with the latest Bitcoin features, at the scale of billions of dollars per month
- Own the functionality, scalability and performance of the systems which support our Bitcoin products
- Improve, extend and maintain existing backend software which integrates with the Bitcoin blockchain
- Contribute Bitcoin knowledge and expertise throughout the engineering team
- Expose and document functionality to the UI, third-party developers, and our internal and external tooling
Our take
The digital asset industry is maturing, with asset companies looking to shore up their positions by adding secure custody capabilities. This is good news for BitGo, an independent, regulated cryptocurrency custodian company providing security, custody, and liquidity solutions.
BitGo’s flagship multi-signature wallet solution helps its clients mitigate risk and optimize capital efficiency. The company has subsequently expanded to also cover a number of areas that are critical for any holder of major crypto assets - like portfolio and tax management. In this, BitGo was smart to focus exclusively on institutional clients: there’s huge appetite among larger players to expedite the mainstreaming of crypto, and they’ll need precisely BitGo’s tools to get there.
BitGo was in talks to be acquired by PayPal, and most recently Galaxy Digital, which speaks to a strong institutional confidence in the crypto wave. In spite of a rocky year for the digital assets (which now sees BitGo suing Galaxy Digital for pulling out of the acquisition deal), BitGo has manoeuvred itself into a central position to capitalize on what, now, seems a near-inevitable period of mass adoption. Exemplifying this, the BitGo Ventures wing of the company was launched in 2024 to partner with and invest in cutting edge blockchain and fintech startups.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2023
$100m
SERIES C
Oct 2018
$16m
SERIES B
Total funding: $170.5m
Company benefits
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision plans
- Catered lunches, fresh snacks, and gourmet coffee
- Commuting made easy with company-paid Caltrain passes
- Competitive compensation, stock options, and 401k plan
- Top-end computer equipment to power your work
- Flexible vacation time
- Remote/hybrid friendly with physical location workspaces
Company values
- Open communication
- Craftsmanship
- Accountability
- Collaboration
- Client-first
Company HQ
Evergreen Park, Palo Alto, CA
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Leadership
Mike Belshe
(CEO)Previously Director of Engineering at Good Technology, who went on to found Cookout Software - and then move to Google as a Software Engineer/Development Manager when the latter company bought out the startup. Has served as BitGo CEO for over a decade.
Ben Davenport
(Advisor)Has spent time as a Software Engineer at Microsoft, Google, and Facebook, and worked on algorithm development at Hudson River Trading. Additionally co-founded and led Beluga, a mobile group messaging solution that was ultimately bought by Facebook, and became Facebook Messenger.
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