Anchorage Digital

Anchorage Digital

Member of Technical Staff, Security Engineering

United States · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 550 days ago
C++Data StructuresAlgorithmsOAuthValuationLogisticsOnboardingCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
  • The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion.
  • Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

  • Build robust, resilient components that are easily integrated by other teams to ensure asset and data security.
  • Develop and maintain threat models for cryptosystem guarantees, both internal and external. Monitor technical debt and proactively identify areas for improvement.
  • Lead or substantially contribute to medium and large Security Team initiatives with minimal oversight. Coordinate team members across engineering boundaries and drive projects from inception to completion.
  • Deliver work that aligns with departmental objectives, subject to review upon completion. Take ownership of tactical business targets that affect team performance.
  • Understand and help implement the company's strategy by participating in planning and defining the Security Team's strategic goals in alignment with Anchorage Digital's overall objectives.
  • You understand and can implement various authentication and authorization mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication, OAuth 2.0, and role-based access control (RBAC).
  • building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.
  • Protecting your privacy rights is important to Anchorage Digital, and we work to maintain the trust and confidence of our clients when handling personal or financial information.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to write secure, efficient, and well-documented code in Go, C++, C, and Rust, with a focus on cryptographic implementations.
  • Ability to clearly explain complex cryptographic concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • You have experience with the configuration and use of HSMs for secure key generation, storage, and management, and understand their role in protecting sensitive cryptographic operations.

Nice to have

  • In your mind the word "crypto" stands for cryptography, not cryptocurrency.
  • You read blockchain protocol white papers for fun, and stay up to date with the proliferation of cryptoasset innovations.
  • You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system.:)
  • Proficiency in symmetric and asymmetric encryption, hashing algorithms, key management, and cryptographic protocols.
  • Blockchain protocols experience is a plus.
  • Experience with Hardware Security Modules is a plus.

Skills

  • Review code throughout the technology stack and help engineering teams resolve issues related to security guardrails.
  • Foster an efficient testing culture while reducing technical debt and unnecessary processes.
  • Complexity and Impact of Work:
  • Organizational Knowledge:
  • Stay alert to emerging company objectives and industry trends that could affect organizational success.
  • Consider security holistically across the entire product ecosystem while fostering a security-first company culture.
  • Balance speed of delivery with careful planning and precision.
  • Communication and Influence:
  • You may be a fit for this role if you have:
  • You have developed "computer science fundamentals", i.e. concurrency, algorithms, and data structures
  • You prioritize security, end-user experience, and business value over "cool tech."

Benefits

  • We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

Company info

  • As a diverse team of more than 600 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.
  • Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work-regardless of who you are or where you come from.
  • We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.
  • Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem.
  • Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. "Anchorage Digital" refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No.
  • 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
  • Who we are The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion.
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