Galaxy
Lead Backend Developer - Mortgage
New York, New York, USA · Senior · full-time
Sponsorship not specified$175k-$240kDetected 81 days ago
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About the role
- Led by CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz, our team blends deep crypto expertise with institutional experience and a shared commitment to shaping the future of Web3 and AI.
- Galaxy is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
- Who You Are: This role is a Senior Back End Developer for an exciting new business initiative at Galaxy.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance back-end systems, APIs, and databases that support the business's web and mobile applications.
- Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of features and services.
- Implement best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment, including code reviews and automated testing frameworks.
- Build Dream Teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7+ years of experience in back-end development, with at least 2 years in a senior role.
- Experience with Microservices and Event based architecture.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) Experience in using Caching and Messaging Queues like Kafka.
- Experience using Postman and Git / Bitbucket.
- Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise.
Nice to have
- Prior experience working in a startup, taking a product from zero to one.
- Experience in financial markets or brokerages.
- Strong experience with SQL and some exposure to NoSQL is nice to have.
Compensation
- The base salary ranges included below will be commensurate with candidate experience, expertise and local market.
Benefits
- At Galaxy, we maintain a total compensation philosophy which consists of a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity incentives.
- Help foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Company info
- Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence.
- We believe that blockchain and digital asset innovation will transform how value moves through the world - and we're building the products and services to make that future a reality.
- Our institutional digital assets platform spans trading, investment banking, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology.
- We also invest in and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing, addressing the growing demand for scalable energy and compute in the U.S. We work at the intersection of finance and technology, helping institutions, startups, and developers navigate a digitally native economy.
- To learn more about our businesses and products, visit What We Value: We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy.
- We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach.
- Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.
- Seek Excellence.
- Be Selective To Be Effective.
- Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
- Disagree Transparently.
- Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
Equal opportunity
- We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
Visa & Work Authorization
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