Senior Software Engineer - Mobile Backend

Bitgo
Toronto, Canada
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced backend engineers with a focus on mobile and crypto who excel in collaborative, full-time, in-office environments.

Best fit for

  • Experienced backend engineers with a strong foundation in TypeScript and Node.js
    — “Strong experience with of TypeScript, Node.js and Express”
  • Candidates with a background in blockchain and a desire to shape the digital asset economy
    — “Understanding of and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain”
  • Individuals who thrive in collaborative environments and take ownership of features
    — “Own functionality and scalability features by taking responsibility from inception to deployment”

Things to consider

  • Full-time onsite presence in Toronto is required, which may limit remote flexibility
    — “This role will require being full-time onsite at our Toronto office”
  • The role demands a high level of technical craftsmanship and ownership, not just execution
    — “teammates who share and practice our values: open communication, transparency, taking ownership, and a high level of craftsmanship”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with RESTful API design and microservices in your resume and interviews
    — “Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures”
  • Demonstrate your ability to work cross-functionally and refine product requirements
    — “Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand and refine product requirements”
  • Showcase your ability to document and expose functionality for third-party integration
    — “Expose and document functionality to the UI, third-party developers”
  • Emphasize your background in building public-facing APIs in production environments
    — “Proven experience building public-facing APIs in a production environment”
  • Demonstrate your ability to mentor peers and contribute to continuous improvement
    — “Provide mentorship to your peers in the broader engineering team through code reviews”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Design and build scalable, well abstracted, and robust APIs, libraries, and services
  • Own functionality and scalability features
  • Expose and document functionality to the UI, third-party developers, and internal/external tooling
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
Typical background
6+ years of proven experience in back-end and server-side developmentStrong experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and ExpressStrong experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB

Skills & requirements

Required

Back-end And Server-side DevelopmentAlgorithm DesignProblem SolvingComplexity AnalysisTypeScriptNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBRestful API DesignMicroservices And Service-oriented ArchitecturesUnit And Functional TestingGit/github And Branching MethodologiesCode Review ToolsCI ToolsCryptocurrencies And Blockchain

Preferred

Ability To Work Full-stackFamiliarity With ReactExperience Working With Clients And/or Business PartnersFamiliarity With Digital Wallets, Clearing And Settlement, Lending, Trading, Accounting Systems

Stack & domain

Back-end DevelopmentServer-side DevelopmentAlgorithm DesignProblem SolvingComplexity AnalysisTypeScriptNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBRestful API DesignMicroservicesService-oriented ArchitecturesUnit TestingFunctional TestingDebuggingGitGitHubBranching MethodologiesCode Review ToolsCI ToolsCryptocurrenciesBlockchainDigital WalletsClearing And SettlementLendingTradingAccounting SystemsCommunicationTeamworkAdaptabilityLeadership

About the role

Original posting from Bitgo via Greenhouse

BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) is the digital asset infrastructure company delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, stablecoins, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since 2013, BitGo has focused on accelerating the transition of the financial system to a digital asset economy. BitGo maintains a global presence and multiple regulated entities, including BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association, the first federally chartered digital asset trust bank owned by a publicly traded company. Today, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, financial institutions, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of investors worldwide. For more information, visit www.bitgo.com.

This role will require being full-time onsite at our Toronto office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving.

BitGo is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join our Mobile team and help us build the first-time user experience for our retail users.

Responsibilities:

Design and build scalable, well abstracted, and robust APIs, libraries, and services to empower our API-first platform

Own functionality and scalability features by taking responsibility from inception to deployment and customer integration

Expose and document functionality to the UI, third-party developers, and our internal and external tooling

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features

Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code

Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand and refine product requirements

Provide mentorship to your peers in the broader engineering team through code reviews and education on best practices

Skills & Experience: 

We are looking for teammates who share and practice our values: open communication, transparency, taking ownership, and a high level of craftsmanship. We are looking for coworkers who share our vision and mission: deliver trust in digital assets. 

Required

6+ years of proven experience of back-end and server-side development

Great at algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis

Strong experience with of TypeScript, Node.js and Express

Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and MongoDB

Strong experience with RESTful API design

Experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures

Experience with unit and functional testing and debugging

Experience in Git/GitHub and branching methodologies, code review tools, CI tools, etc.

Ability to move quickly and adjust course as needed in a fast-paced environment

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, applied mathematics, or another technical discipline from a top university

Understanding of and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain

Preferred

Experience developing consumer-facing crypto products

Proven experience building public-facing APIs in a production environment

Ability to work full-stack and familiarity with React 

Experience working with clients and/or business partners

Familiarity with any of the following: digital wallets, clearing and settlement, lending, trading, accounting systems, etc

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.

Benefits may vary based on location.

Pay Transparency Notice:

Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $180,000 and $220,000 CAD base salary. Equity, an annual performance bonus, and the benefits outlined above are also part of this role’s package.

Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in years. Join us and you'll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed investing.

Source: Bitgo careers (Greenhouse)

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