Protocol / Backend Engineer, Galaxy
V.P.
+ discretionary bonus
Investment management firm
Open for applications
Investment management firm
1001+ employees
Open for applications
+ discretionary bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To engineer a new economic paradigm.
Role
Who you are
- Prior software engineering or application development experience in modern programming language (.Net, Go, Rust, C/C++, Java, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience working with blockchain infrastructure or strong knowledge of the blockchain domain (proof-of-stake consensus, web3, rpc, etc)
- Strong concepts of custody key management, generation, HSMs and MPC technologies
- Experience or awareness in working with Chainlink systems, services or ecosystem
- Ability to script in a high-level scripting language like Python, Perl or bash coupled with an ability to identify human processes that can be scripted and automated
- Deep familiarity with compute-infrastructure systems, tooling, observability, debugging strategies along with research aptitude and a desire to never repeat the same problem twice
- Troubleshooting expertise of complex application flows which span multiple systems along with an ability to identify server, network, and application issues and apply measurable remediations
- Working knowledge of Linux systems, system performance optimization and command line tooling
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization technologies (VMWare, KVM, Docker or similar)
- Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, LogDNA, etc.)
- Conceptual knowledge of security best practices, including encryption, access control, and network security (firewalls, traffic filtering)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to distill information to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong problem solving skills and ability to identify problems, determine their root cause, and see them through to solution
Desirable
- At-least 5 years of software engineering experience
- Experience with Kubernetes, or similar compute orchestration systems and a familiarity with container orchestration
- Skill in defining infrastructure as code with Terraform or other infrastructure orchestration tooling
- MEV knowledge: searchers, bundles, auctions, tips, sandwich/arbitrage/liquidation patterns, and tradeoffs around fairness and censorship resistance
- Jito ecosystem familiarity: Jito-Solana, Block Engine, relayers, bundle simulation, tip accounts, validator integration
- Distributed systems: consensus-adjacent systems, gossip/propagation, fault tolerance, retries, backpressure, and high-throughput service design
What the job involves
- Engineer resilient distributed services related to our blockchain participation offerings that handle high-throughput transaction flow, backpressure, retries, failures, and real-time coordination
- Dive into Rust + systems programming**:** engaging in low-latency, memory-safe backend work and build comfort in reading/modifying Solana validator-adjacent code
- Integrate with validator or node pipelines and reason about consensus, block production, transaction propagation, execution limits, and fee markets
- Identify & implement solutions for your domain where process, automation or tooling can significantly improve our ability to operate our systems
- Develop a present and forward looking view into what's happening in each part of your domain and how it applies to the business. Establish and communicate views that inform leadership and organizational strategy
- Continuously research and stay up-to-date with emerging trends in the Web3/Blockchain space
- Identify, scope and build on new product opportunities that may bring value to the business
- Debug complex distributed blockchains and protocols to improve our participation
- Participate in and make improvements to, domain specific on-call rotations to ensure the continued reliability and uptime of our services
Our take
Galaxy was founded to bring institutions into the blockchain revolution, envisioning a society where values and ownership flow as freely as information. It has captured the massive growth in the space over the past few years, offering its clients a range of financial solutions spanning the digital assets ecosystem.
The company operates five synergistic business lines: Trading, Asset Management, Principal Investments, Investment Banking, and Mining. Although it exists within a highly volatile industry, Galaxy emerged stronger following the crypto reset, and has focussed in on building an optimal team structure and strategy.
In 2024, Galaxy announced that it had entered into an agreement with Canaccord Genuity Corporation for a bought deal offering, raising gross proceeds of approximately $100 million. This move bolstered the company’s financial position, with proceeds going towards working capital and general corporate purposes.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2018
$18m
SERIES B
Total funding: $18m
Company benefits
- Equity Exposure for All Employees - Through broad and meaningful equity participation, we desire to have our employees work collaboratively and act as long-term shareholders
- 401(k) Contributions- Galaxy offers a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a 3% employer contribution and access to both Traditional and Roth options (US-only)
- Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave - You decide how many paid vacation and personal days off you want. Paid Parental Leave is available to give new parents the opportunity to care for and bond with their new child
- Full Paid Health Benefits - Company-paid health insurance for employees, partners, and other dependents, effective as of your start date
- Perks at Work - Galaxy provides various crypto education opportunities, a free Peloton membership with insurance, after-hours car service reimbursements, and more
- Employee Assistance Program - Confidential, 24/7 access to mental healthcare with a licensed therapist or psychiatrist. Benefits include 8 free video sessions per person, per year, for employees and any of their dependents age 18+
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Mike Novogratz
(CEO)Previously acted as CIO for Fortress Investment Group and as a Partner of Goldman Sachs.
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