BitGo

Digital Asset Solutions

SeniorSoftwareEngineerPlatformGrowth

$180–220k Palo Alto, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer - Platform Growth at BitGo. Skills: Platform Growth, Custody, AI-first development, LLMs. Architect high-scale APIs. Build high-scale APIs”

Industry & Context.

Digital Asset Solutions
Problems you'll solve

Problem decomposition; Complexity tradeoffs; Performance bottleneck hunting; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years backend/server-side engineering experience, Track record of shipping production systems at scale, Sharp instincts for algorithm design, Sharp instincts for problem decomposition, Sharp instincts for complexity tradeoffs, Fluency with AI-assisted development, Experience prompting LLMs, Experience integrating LLMs, Familiarity with AI agent frameworks, Familiarity with autonomous coding tools, Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, Hands-on experience with MongoDB, Deep expertise in RESTful API design, Practical experience with microservices, Practical experience with service-oriented architectures, Solid testing discipline, Git/GitHub workflow hygiene, Ability to move fast, Ability to make decisions under ambiguity, Ability to recalibrate quickly, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, Genuine curiosity about cryptocurrencies, Genuine curiosity about blockchain technology

Nice to Have

Experience building institutional crypto products, Proven track record shipping public-facing production APIs, Command of Golang, Command of Kotlin, Command of TypeScript, Command of Node.js, Command of Express, Full-stack capability with React, Experience working directly with clients, Experience working with business partners, Familiarity with digital wallets, Familiarity with KYB/onboarding flows, Familiarity with growth platforms, Familiarity with mobile crypto UX, Experience evaluating AI models, Experience fine-tuning AI models

What You'll Do.

Architect high-scale APIs

Build high-scale APIs

Take ownership of features

Design developer-facing APIs

Document developer-facing APIs

Leverage AI coding agents

Leverage intelligent tooling

Partner with designers

Partner with engineers

Write well-tested code

Hunt performance bottlenecks

Provide architectural guidance

Evaluate emerging technologies

Adopt emerging technologies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborative team dynamics; Cross-functional teams; Across the stack

Communication Scope

Code reviews; Architectural guidance

Process & Methodology

Agile

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