Director of Engineering, Bitgo
Prime
$205-275k
+ Equity, an annual performance bonus
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Digital asset financial services for instuitutions
Job no longer available
Digital asset financial services for instuitutions
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$205-275k
+ Equity, an annual performance bonus
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
BitGo's mission is to deliver trust in digital assets.
Role
Who you are
- This role will require being full-time onsite at our Palo Alto office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving
- 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
- Work experience as an engineering leader within financial services, trade or financing experience preferred
- 14+ years of professional experience as in software engineering, 6+ years in a managerial role leading engineers, 2+ years in a role leading managers
- Strong desire to automate where possible and build tooling for a more efficient workflow
- Strong debugging skills and ability to grasp the interconnected nature of complex systems
- Proven experience sourcing and hiring top engineering talent
- Experience working in a cross-team environment, collaborating with and enabling other functions to drive broader departmental goals
- A self-starter capable of adapting quickly and being decisive
- Engineering degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain
What the job involves
- BitGo is looking for a Director of Engineering to join our Prime organization and help us build resilient, robust services and are responsible for working on critical projects with limited or no supervision
- Develop innovative trading and financing solutions for a diversity of clients, from crypto-native companies to Fortune 500 companies
- Be accountable for the user experience of our Prime Trade and Financing products
- Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Sales, and other key stakeholders to set the product and technical vision and roadmap for Prime Engineering, and to successfully execute against the same
- Coach engineering managers to grow the next generation of senior engineering leaders at BitGo
- Actively foster an engineering-wide culture that embodies our values of open communication, collaboration, accountability, craftsmanship, and a client first approach
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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