About the role
BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since our founding in 2013, we have focused on enabling our clients to securely navigate the digital asset space. With a global presence and multiple Trust companies, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of retail investors worldwide. As the operational backbone of the digital economy, BitGo handles a significant portion of Bitcoin network transactions and is the largest independent digital asset custodian, and staking provider, in the world. For more information, visit www.bitgo.com . BitGo is looking for a Backend Engineer - E2 to join our Ecosystem Vertical and help us build an API-first platform for businesses and developers to launch crypto products.
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 Skills & Experience: 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. Required At least 3+ years of proven experience of back-end and server-side development Great at algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis Strong experience with of TypeScript, Node.js and Express Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and MongoDB Strong experience with RESTful API design Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures Experience with unit and functional testing and debugging Experience in Git/GitHub and branching methodologies, code review tools, CI tools, etc. 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 Understanding of and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain Preferred 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 Experience working with clients and/or business partners Familiarity with any of the following: digital wallets, clearing and settlement, lending, trading, accounting systems, etc