Senior Software Engineer - Mobile (React Native/iOS/Android)

Bitgo
Toronto, Canada
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for mobile developers with 5+ years of experience who have shipped apps and are comfortable with React Native, Swift, or Kotlin, and who are interested in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in shipping mobile apps and a deep interest in blockchain technology
    — “You will own features from design through release, with a focus on security, performance, and a polished experience on both iOS and Android.”
  • Individuals with professional experience in React Native, Swift, or Kotlin and a willingness to work across platforms
    — “Deep experience in at least one of the following, and willingness to work across all three: React Native with TypeScript, Native iOS with Swift, Native Android with Kotlin.”
  • Candidates who have worked in regulated environments or have experience with digital wallets and cryptographic systems
    — “Familiarity with digital wallets, cryptographic signing, clearing and settlement, lending, trading, or accounting systems.”

Things to consider

  • Full-time onsite presence in Toronto is required, which may not be suitable for remote-only candidates.
    — “This role will require being full-time onsite at our Toronto office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving.”
  • The role mandates a high level of craftsmanship and ownership, which may demand a proactive and self-driven individual.
    — “We are looking for 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 secure storage and biometric authentication in mobile apps.
    — “Mobile security experience: secure storage, certificate pinning, jailbreak and root detection, biometric authentication, or app attestation.”
  • Emphasize your ability to manage the full mobile development lifecycle, including post-launch monitoring.
    — “A solid grasp of the mobile development life cycle, from design through release and post-launch monitoring.”
  • Showcase your RESTful API integration and offline state management skills in your portfolio.
    — “Experience integrating RESTful APIs and handling offline state, caching, and error recovery.”
  • Demonstrate a track record of writing comprehensive unit, integration, and UI tests.
    — “Strong testing habits across unit, integration, and UI tests.”
  • Position yourself as someone with a clear understanding of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
    — “Interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • ship at least one app to the App Store or Google Play
Typical background
5+ years of professional mobile development experienceBachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field

Skills & requirements

Required

Mobile DevelopmentReact Native With TypescriptNative Ios With SwiftNative Android With KotlinTypeScriptModern JavascriptMobile Development LifecycleRestful ApisOffline State HandlingCachingError RecoveryTesting HabitsProblem-solvingDebuggingAlgorithm SkillsCryptocurrency And Blockchain TechnologyAbility To Work Independently

Preferred

Mobile Security ExperienceDesigning Restful ApisCrypto Industry ExperienceDigital WalletsCryptographic SigningClearing And SettlementLendingTradingAccounting Systems

Stack & domain

React NativeTypeScriptSwiftKotlinRestful ApisOffline StateCachingError RecoveryUnit TestsIntegration TestsUI TestsCryptocurrencyBlockchainDigital WalletsCryptographic SigningClearing And SettlementLendingTradingAccounting SystemsOpen CommunicationTransparencyTaking OwnershipHigh Level Of CraftsmanshipFinanceHealthcare

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 hiring a Senior Mobile Software Engineer to build the apps our retail users use to manage and move digital assets. You will own features from design through release, with a focus on security, performance, and a polished experience on both iOS and Android.

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

5+ years of professional mobile development, with at least one app shipped to the App Store or Google Play

Deep experience in at least one of the following, and willingness to work across all three:

React Native with TypeScript

Native iOS with Swift 

Native Android with Kotlin 

Working knowledge of TypeScript and modern JavaScript, or the ability to pick it up quickly if your background is native

A solid grasp of the mobile development life cycle, from design through release and post-launch monitoring

Experience integrating RESTful APIs and handling offline state, caching, and error recovery

Strong testing habits across unit, integration, and UI tests

Strong problem-solving, debugging, and algorithm skills

Interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology

Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred

Mobile security experience: secure storage, certificate pinning, jailbreak and root detection, biometric authentication, or app attestation

Experience designing RESTful APIs

Experience in the crypto industry

Familiarity with digital wallets, cryptographic signing, clearing and settlement, lending, trading, or accounting systems

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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