BitGo
Senior Security Application Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$200k-$235kDetected 15 days ago
PythonDistributed SystemsAWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformCI/CDMachine LearningLLMsAgentic AIMLOpsCybersecurityPenetration TestingIncident ResponseComplianceCollaborationProblem 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
- Lead comprehensive threat modeling and product security architecture reviews in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Architect and implement secure-by-default cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform and Kubernetes.
- Design and deploy robust encryption services, key management systems (KMS), and advanced data protection controls across distributed environments.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience engineering and scaling end-to-end security programs for high-growth startups.
- Proven background securing platforms within FinTech, Web3, and digital asset ecosystems.
- Strong engineering proficiency in distributed systems, microservices, and languages such as Python or Java.
- Practical knowledge of implementing technical controls to meet SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance standards.
- Deep expertise in securing AI/ML lifecycles, MLOps frameworks, and agentic AI platforms.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
- Hands-on mastery of container security, Kubernetes orchestration, and AWS infrastructure hardening.
- Why Join BitGo?
- Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want risks to be part of the team that changes the world's financial markets.
- Pay Transparency Notice: Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $200,000 - $235,000 USD base salary. 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 BitGo:
- Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
- 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
- Up to 4% 401k company match
Skills
- For more information, visit www.bitgo.com.
Compensation
- Notice: Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $200,000 - $235,000 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
- Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
- Free commuter/parking pass; near BART and Muni
This listing is sourced directly from BitGo's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.