Backend Software Engineer, Bitgo
Mobile
$160-200k
+ Annual performance bonus + Stock options
5 days a week in office
Digital asset financial services for instuitutions
Be an early applicant
Digital asset financial services for instuitutions
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-200k
+ Annual performance bonus + Stock options
5 days a week in office
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: open communication, transparency, taking ownership, and a high level of craftsmanship
- We are looking for coworkers who share our vision and mission: deliver trust in digital assets
- At least 3+ years of proven experience of back-end and server-side development
- Great at algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
- Strong experience with of TypeScript, Node.js and Express
- Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and MongoDB
- Strong experience with RESTful API design
- Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures
- Experience with unit and functional testing and debugging
- Experience in Git/GitHub and branching methodologies, code review tools, CI tools, etc
- Ability to move quickly and adjust course as needed in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, applied mathematics, or another technical discipline from a top university
- Understanding of and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain
- We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want risks to be part of the team that changes the world’s financial markets
Desirable
- Experience developing consumer-facing crypto products
- Proven experience building public-facing APIs in a production environment
- Ability to work full-stack and familiarity with React
- Experience working with clients and/or business partners
- Familiarity with any of the following: digital wallets, clearing and settlement, lending, trading, accounting systems, etc
What the job involves
- BitGo is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our Mobile Team and help us build the first-time user experience for institutional clients and individuals
- Design and build scalable, well abstracted, and robust APIs, libraries, and services to empower our API-first platform
- Own functionality and scalability features by taking responsibility from inception to deployment and customer integration
- Expose and document functionality to the UI, third-party developers, and our internal and external tooling
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
- Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
- Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand and refine product requirements
- Provide mentorship to your peers in the broader engineering team through code reviews and education on best practices
- Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication
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 2024 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 capitalise 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, whilst the company saw revenue rocket to $4.19 billion in H1 2025. It's now gearing up for an IPO bid, which is fitting considering its growth.
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, whilst the company saw revenue rocket to $4.19 billion in H1 2025. It's now gearing up for an IPO bid, which is fitting considering its growth
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Insights
-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 HQ
Evergreen Park, Palo Alto, CA
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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