Software Engineer - Go Accounts

About the position

BitGo is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Go Accounts organization and help us build resilient, robust services that enable customers to securely store and access their cryptocurrency while meeting compliance requirements around the world. This role will require being full-time onsite at our San Francisco office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• Experience and a strong interest in fintech, cryptocurrency, or blockchain technology
• Enthusiasm for exploring and integrating AI-powered coding assistants and tools
• 3+ years of proven experience in back-end and server-side development
• Great at algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
• Strong experience with RESTful API design
• Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures
• Experience with event-driven architectures
• Experience with unit and functional testing and debugging
• 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

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with ledgering system concepts or their application in traditional FinTech or banking environments
• 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
• Familiarity with any of the following: digital wallets, DeFi protocols, smart contracts, token standards

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
• 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
• Up to 4% 401k company match
• Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
• Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
• Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment
• Benefits may vary based on location