GK8 by Galaxy
VP, Protocol / Backend Engineer
Remote (US) · Vp
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 23 days ago
PythonJavaGoRustC++BashNode.js.NETDistributed SystemsAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformLinuxPrometheusGrafanaDatadogDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringCybersecurityNetwork Security
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
- Dive into Rust + systems programming**:** engaging in low-latency, memory-safe backend work and build comfort in reading/modifying Solana validator-adjacent code.
- Identify & implement solutions for your domain where process, automation or tooling can significantly improve our ability to operate our systems.
- Identify, scope and build on new product opportunities that may bring value to the business
- Build Dream Teams.
- consensus-adjacent systems, gossip/propagation, fault tolerance, retries, backpressure, and high-throughput service design.
Requirements
- Prior software engineering or application development experience in modern programming language (.Net, Go, Rust, C/C++, Java, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience working with blockchain infrastructure or strong knowledge of the blockchain domain (proof-of-stake consensus, web3, RPC, etc) particularly Solana or ETH.
- Experience or awareness in working with Chainlink systems, services or ecosystem.
- Ability to script in a high-level scripting language like Python, Perl or bash coupled with an ability to identify human processes that can be scripted and automated.
- Troubleshooting expertise of complex application flows which span multiple systems along with an ability to identify server, network, and application issues and apply measurable remediations.
- Working knowledge of Linux systems, system performance optimization and command line tooling.
- Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, LogDNA, etc.)
- Conceptual knowledge of security best practices, including encryption, access control, and network security (firewalls, traffic filtering).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to distill information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong problem solving skills and ability to identify problems, determine their root cause, and see them through to solution.
Nice to have
- At-least 5 years of software engineering experience.
- Experience with Kubernetes, or similar compute orchestration systems and a familiarity with container orchestration.
- Skill in defining infrastructure as code with Terraform or other infrastructure orchestration tooling.
Skills
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization technologies (VMWare, KVM, Docker or similar).
Compensation
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
- Competitive paid time off
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
- Benefits may vary depending on location.
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.
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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