Galaxy
Director, Backend Engineering - Brokerage
New York, NY · Director
Sponsorship not specified$275k-$300kDetected 40 days ago
TypeScriptNode.jsExpressCode ReviewGitSQLNoSQLAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesDevOpsRESTLLMsRecruitingPostmanTest AutomationCollaborationMentoring
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.
- To learn more about our businesses and products, visit www.galaxy.com.
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.
- Hands-on development experience in Node, Express, TypeScript and related frameworks like Nest.js to build REST API's and other services.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of experience in back-end development, with at least 2 years in a senior role.
- Must have experience from a retail brokerage.
- Experience with Microservices and Event based architecture.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience in using Caching and Messaging Queues like Kafka.
- Experience using Postman and Git / Bitbucket.
Nice to have
- Prior experience working in a startup, taking a product from zero to one.
- Strong experience with SQL and some exposure to NoSQL is nice to have.
Compensation
- $275,000 - $300,000 USD
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
- Flexible Time Off (i.e. unlimited paid vacation days)
- Company paid sick leave
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
- Generous paid Parental Leave
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
- 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. 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 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.
- 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.
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