Backend Software Engineer, Gemini

• At least 4 years of software engineering experience
• Building microservices in the cloud (AWS, Azure etc) and building high-available services at scale
• Understanding and experience in at least one programming language like Java, Scala, or Kotlin. We use mostly Scala on our backend and Typescript on the frontend – it’s great if you’re comfortable or if you’re willing to learn
• The ability to work closely across teams (and time-zones) and manage dependencies
• A customer and product-focused mindset, with the ability to make well-reasoned tradeoffs between speed and quality
• The ability to adapt and handle multiple competing priorities in collaboration with peers

Desirable

• The Department: Consumer Experience (Acquisition & Activation)
• As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll help solve complex problems that will directly influence the direction of the digital asset space. We are a team of self-starters, self-driven owners
• There’s a wide range of problems to solve at Gemini – from properly securing millions of dollars worth of customer funds, to developing innovative new blockchain products, to building highly-available and high-scale systems on the cloud, to building anomaly detection models to identify risky behavior
• We have a strong culture of code reviews, and a focus on security, with the end goal of writing and shipping high-quality code by getting things right the first time
• We want to continue building the best product we can as we scale and grow our business. If you get excited about solving technical challenges that directly impact our customers, clients, and the rest of the Gemini team, we’d love to hear from you
• Develop new products and product features on the Gemini platform, as part of a tight knit team of about eight developers, as well document designs
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to design and deliver high-quality features on the website
• Author high quality code, and review other software engineers’ code for correctness, style, and information security concerns
• Improve the performance, maintainability, and operations of the Gemini code base by engaging in occasional refactoring and upgrade projects