Senior Software Engineer Developer Experience

Framework Ventures; New Delhi; On-site; INR 15,880,654 - 20,211,741; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

401k match

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Commuter benefits

Meals and snacks

Equipment

Job summary

BitGo is seeking an API Platform and Developer Experience lead to advance our external integrations. You will own API design, OpenAPI specs, documentation tooling, and SDKs for BitGoJS and BitGo Express, focusing on security, usability, and consistency.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and developer relations, tracking developer journeys to reduce friction and improve API discoverability. Competitive compensation includes base salary, equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in API design and management, including REST, OpenAPI, and SDK development.
• Experience managing API change processes that minimize client disruption.
• Strong TypeScript and Node.js expertise, backend service development.
• Experience maintaining SDKs and API clients with security and usability focus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with external developers.

Responsibilities

• Improve developer experience for external clients integrating with BitGo’s APIs.
• Refine API documentation portal for clarity and usability.
• Define structured API change management processes and deprecation strategies.
• Maintain OpenAPI spec derivation system and BitGoJS/BitGo Express SDKs.
• Track developer journeys and reduce friction; engage with clients for feedback.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and developer relations teams.
• Improve API discoverability and developer tooling.

Skills

API design

REST

OpenAPI

SDK development

TypeScript

Node.js

Developer relations

Communication

Tools

OpenAPI tooling

CI/CD tooling

Documentation tooling

Job description

Responsibilities

Lead efforts to improve the developer experience for external clients integrating with BitGo’s APIs. Continuously refine and enhance our API documentation portal to be best-in-class, ensuring clarity, completeness, and ease of use (in collaboration with technical writers). Define and maintain a structured process for API change management, ensuring external developers are informed in advance and minimizing disruption. Establish and enforce best practices for API design, versioning, and deprecation strategies. Maintain and extend the system that derives OpenAPI specifications from service implementations, ensuring accuracy and usability. Own and improve the BitGoJS SDK and BitGo Express, ensuring security, usability, and consistency across integrations.

Track user journeys as developers integrate with our API, using data and direct client feedback to identify friction points and propose improvements that reduce time to successful integration. Work closely with engineers, product managers, and developer relations teams to drive alignment on API strategy and enhancements. Implement feedback loops and directly engage with clients (engineers integrating with our API) to improve API usability and onboarding. Drive initiatives to improve API discoverability, consistency, and developer tooling.

Required Qualifications

Deep expertise in API design and management, including REST, OpenAPI, and SDK development. Experience managing API change processes that minimize client disruption and ensure smooth transitions. Strong TypeScript and Node.js expertise, particularly in backend service development. Experience maintaining SDKs and API clients, with a focus on security, usability, and developer experience. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a high degree of empathy for external developers. Comfortable talking directly to clients (engineering teams integrating with our API) for feedback and insights.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working on API developer portals and documentation tooling. Familiarity with tools for generating and maintaining OpenAPI specifications. Strong data analysis skills, with experience tracking user journeys and using data to drive continuous improvement. Background in developer relations, API product management, or related areas. Knowledge of versioning strategies, deprecation policies, and backward compatibility principles. Familiarity with CI/CD workflows and automation tools to improve API deployment processes.

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. Here are some of the benefits* of working at BitGo:

• Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
• 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
• Up to 4% 401k company match
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation
• Free commuter/parking pass
• Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
• Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment

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.

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $165,000 - $210,000 USD base salary. Equity, an annual performance bonus and the benefits outlined above are also a part of this role's package.