Senior Software Engineer - Access & Notifications

BitGo, Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital asset solutions provider is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Toronto to build scalable APIs and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of back-end development experience, excellent problem-solving skills, and a background in RESTful API and microservices. This role offers a competitive salary ranging from $200,000 to $230,000 CAD, along with equity and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in back-end and server-side development.
• Strong experience with RESTful API design.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments with adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable APIs for the platform.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ship new features.
• Mentor peers through code reviews and education on best practices.

Skills

Back-end and server-side development

Algorithm design

RESTful API design

JVM languages (Java or Kotlin)

Microservices architecture

Unit and functional testing

Git/GitHub and branching methodologies

Node.js

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Access & Notifications

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, BitGo has focused on enabling clients to securely navigate the digital asset space. BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of retail investors worldwide. For more information, visit https://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 to join our Access & Notifications team and help us build an API-first platform for businesses and developers to launch crypto products.

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

• At least 8 years of proven experience of back-end and server-side development
• Great at algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• Strong experience with RESTful API design
• Strong development experience with any of the JVM languages, preferably Java or Kotlin
• 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.
• Experience with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL and MongoDB
• 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

• Ability to work full-stack and familiarity with React
• Proven experience building public-facing APIs in a production environment
• Development experience building microservices in Spring
• 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.

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $200,000 - $230,000 CAD base salary. Equity, an annual performance bonus and location specific benefits are also a part of this role's package.