Staff Software Engineer, Gemini
Funding
$172-215k
Salary based on NY, CA and WA candidates, other locations may differ. + Discretionary Annual Bonus + New Hire Equity Grant
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Cryptocurrency exchange platform
Open for applications
Cryptocurrency exchange platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$172-215k
Salary based on NY, CA and WA candidates, other locations may differ. + Discretionary Annual Bonus + New Hire Equity Grant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock the next era of financial, creative and personal freedom
Role
Who you are
- At least 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Expertise in Scala or in a similar backend programming languages, such as Java or C#
- Genuinely passionate about working with developers and improving their experience and velocity
- The ability to work closely across teams 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
- Experience leading other engineers on complex projects thereby owning scoping and estimation exercises, project planning and milestone, risk management and reporting, stakeholder management and providing key input to prioritization
What the job involves
- As an engineer in the Funding organization, you’ll be working as part of the core team of engineers responsible for designing, building, and supporting crypto transfers and fiat payments. The team’s support everything related to deposit and withdrawal of crypto assets and fiat assets on the platform
- Improve feedback cycles at all levels of development (examples: improving the experience of iterating on code locally, deploying to test environments, deploying to production)
- Quickly ramp up on the existing architecture and product features
- Consistently deliver code that sets the standard for quality and maintainability
- Systematically think through potential design impacts on other teams and the company
- 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 refactoring and upgrade projects
- Identify and advocate for foundational work and practice improvements in their vertical
- Expertise in removing manual touch points via automated testing
- Experience mentoring less tenured engineers and onboarding new team members
Our take
Gemini is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that's known for offering excellent security as well as being available across the US, including in New York - a state not often covered by crypto exchanges.
As a trading platform, Gemini is one of many, but a dedication to innovation and a commitment to working within FCA regulations are what make it stand out from the crowd. After acquiring Blockrize in 2021, the company launched a credit card for US customers that enables them to earn a small percentage of spending back in bitcoin rewards. They also launched the Gemini dollar, a 1:1 USD-backed stablecoin, that combines the price stability of the US dollar with the technological advantages of a cryptocurrency.
The crypto exchange market is crowded with exchange platforms, and Gemini's competitors include giants like Coinbase. However, by operating within regulations and with the recent announcement of its official registration as a digital asset service provider in Europe (where it serves more than a dozen countries), Gemini is in a strong position to face the continued crackdown on unauthorized activity in this market and make a space for itself in the DeFi future.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2021
$400m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $400m
Company benefits
- Flexible vacation policy
- Retirement plan matching
- Generous parental leave
- Comprehensive health plans
- Training and development
- Health and wellness perks
- Community events
Company values
- At Gemini, each of us is a captain of our spaceship and free to come up with new ideas to improve our journey. We’re empowered to make decisions for ourselves, for our team, and even for our leaders in order to innovate and build trust.
Company HQ
New York, NY
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Leadership
Tyler Winklevoss
(CEO)Principal at Winklevoss Capital. Studied Economics at Harvard. Notorious for their role in the founding of Facebook, they co-founded Gemini with brother Cameron in 2014.
Cameron Winklevoss
(President)Principal at Winklevoss Capital. Studied Economics at Harvard. Notorious for their role in the founding of Facebook, they co-founded Gemini with brother Tyler in 2014.
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