BitGo
Digital Asset Solutions
SeniorSoftwareEngineer-PlatformGrowth
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“Senior Software Engineer - Platform Growth at BitGo. Skills: Platform Growth, Custody Products, AI-first development. Architect high-scale APIs. Build high-scale APIs”
Industry & Context.
Problem decomposition; Complexity tradeoffs; Hunt performance bottlenecks; Squash bugs; Innovative problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years backend/server-side engineering experience, 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, 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 APIs, Proven track record maintaining public-facing 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
Accelerate design cycles
Accelerate implementation cycles
Accelerate review cycles
Partner with designers
Partner with engineers
Write well-tested code
Hunt performance bottlenecks
Leave codebase better
Provide architectural guidance
Evaluate emerging technologies
Adopt emerging technologies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborative team dynamics; Partner with PMs; Partner with designers; Partner with engineers
Process & Methodology
Ownership
Full Job Description
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. With a global presence and multiple Trust companies, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of retail investors worldwide. 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. For more information, visit www.bitgo.com. This role will require being full-time onsite at our Palo Alto office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving. BitGo is the infrastructure backbone of the digital asset economy, trusted by the world's leading institutions to secure and move billions in crypto every day. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Platform Growth team and help shape the future of custody, growth, and mobile products. If you want to work on systems that genuinely matter - where scale, security, and correctness aren't nice-to-haves but existential requirements, this is the role for you. You'll work on systems where the stakes are real, the engineering bar is high, and AI-first development isn't a buzzword - it's how we operate. BitGo moves fast, ships with discipline, and builds for the long term. Come help us deliver trust in digital assets. What You'll Do: Architect and build high-scale APIs, libraries, and services that power custody and growth products used by the world's most sophisticated crypto institutions Take full ownership of features from whiteboard to production, including customer integration and post-launch iteration Design and document developer-facing APIs that delight third-party
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