Growth Leads
Senior Software Engineer - Platform Growth
New York · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$220kDetected 56 days ago
TypeScriptGoKotlinReactNode.jsExpressFull-Stack DevelopmentAlgorithmsCode ReviewGitPostgreSQLMongoDBCI/CDAPI DevelopmentRESTLLMsCollaborationProblem Solving
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.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Architect and build high-scale APIs, libraries, and services that power custody and growth products used by the world's most sophisticated crypto institutions
- Design and document developer-facing APIs that delight third-party builders and internal teams alike
- Ship with AI at your side. Leverage LLMs, AI coding agents, and intelligent tooling to dramatically accelerate design, implementation, and review cycles
- Partner with PMs, designers, and engineers across the stack to define and deliver experiences that raise the bar
- Sharp instincts for algorithm design, problem decomposition, and complexity tradeoffs
- Deep expertise in RESTful API design and the principles behind great developer experience
- Experience building institutional crypto products (custody, wallets, trading infrastructure)
- Experience working directly with clients or business partners to shape requirements
Requirements
- 6+ years of backend/server-side engineering experience, with a track record of shipping production systems at scale
- You actively use tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude to accelerate your workflow, and you know when to trust them and when not to
- Familiarity with AI agent frameworks or autonomous coding tools and how to supervise, evaluate, and course-correct their outputs
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB in production environments
- Practical experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures
- Ability to move fast, make decisions under ambiguity, and recalibrate quickly
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field
Nice to have
- Proven track record shipping and maintaining public-facing production APIs
- Strong command of Golang, Kotlin or TypeScript, Node.js, and Express
- Full-stack capability with React, comfortable owning a feature end-to-end
Skills
- Hunt down performance bottlenecks, squash bugs, and leave the codebase better than you found it
- Mentor peers through code reviews, architectural guidance, and a culture of continuous craft improvement
Compensation
- Notice: Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $180,000 - $220,000 USD base salary.
- Equity, an annual performance bonus and the benefits outlined below are also a part of this role's package.
- Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
Benefits
- Equity, an annual performance bonus and the benefits outlined below are also a part of this role's package.
- Here are some of the benefits* of working at
- Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
- 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
- Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
- Free commuter/parking pass; near subway
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