Principal Software Engineer, Funding

Gemini; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Gemini is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead engineering excellence within the Funding group (Crypto and Fiat). You will shape technical strategy, mentor teams, and ensure scalable, secure systems across funding products.

You will collaborate with product, security, and other engineering leaders to align technology with business goals, drive best practices, and represent Gemini at industry events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of software development experience at a leading software company.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and modern development practices.
• Excellent communication and ability to lead engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical strategy and vision for funding products.
• Mentor engineering teams and peers to ensure high-quality solutions.
• Review architectures for scalable, secure systems.
• Collaborate with product, security, and other departments.
• Represent the company at technical conferences and with partners.

Skills

10+ yrs exp

Software architecture

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Scala

C++

Java

Rust

Go

Job description

The Role: Principal Software EngineerThis role reports to the Engineering head of Funding. This is a strategic and influential position responsible for driving engineering excellence, helping shape technical strategy, and providing technical leadership across the funding products - both Crypto and Fiat. This individual serves as the technical arm of the funding team, and a partner with other engineering leaders across the organization in contributing to the company's success by ensuring that technology aligns with the business goals.Responsibilities:- Technical Strategy and Vision:- Work with technology leaders across the company to develop a strategy and vision that drives engineering excellence.- Help ensure close alignment of the technical vision and strategy with the company's overall business objectives.- Assess emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage.- Technical Leadership:- Act as a technical thought leader and a mentor to engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.- Provide guidance and mentorship to engineers, peer leaders, and architects to ensure high‑quality technical solutions.- Excellence in Engineering:- Drive engineering excellence by working with product development and security to establish best practices, coding standards, and mechanisms to ensure consistently excellent quality, reliability, and security Funding services and products.- Promote the adoption of modern development methodologies and tools to improve engineering productivity.- Architectural Oversight:- Review and provide architectural guidance for major engineering initiatives, ensuring that they align with the company's long‑term technical goals.- Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to design scalable, maintainable, and secure systems.- Technical Due Diligence:- Conduct technical due diligence for potential acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic initiatives, providing assessments and recommendations to the Funding leadership team.- Cross‑functional Collaboration:- Collaborate closely with other departments, such as product management, sales, and marketing, to ensure that technical decisions align with market needs and customer expectations.- Serve as a bridge between technical teams and non‑technical stakeholders.- Technical Evangelism:- Represent the company at technical conferences, industry events, and in interactions with partners and customers.- Promote the company's technical expertise and thought leadership in the industry.- Reporting and Communication:- Provide regular updates and reports on the status of technical initiatives, challenges, risks and progress toward technical goals.- Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner to non‑technical stakeholders and the top management team.- Crisis Management and Resolution:- Play a critical role in managing and resolving major technical incidents and crises, providing leadership and expertise to minimize downtime and impact.- Help evaluate and choose between alternative technical strategies, implementation methodologies and engineering practices.Qualifications:- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.- Extensive experience (10+ years) in software development at a leading software company with a strong background in software architecture and design.- Proficiency in programming and development technologies.- Excellent communication skills.- A strategic thinker, an effective communicator, and a technical visionary who can guide the company's technical direction and inspire engineering teams to achieve excellence.- Proven track record of technical leadership and a deep understanding of the engineering process, tools and technologies for building internet scale geo‑distributed software services.- Additionally, the Principal Engineer should foster collaboration, innovation, and a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering organization.

Responsibilities

• Technical Strategy and Vision:
• Work with technology leaders across the company to develop a strategy and vision that drives engineering excellence.
• Help ensure close alignment of the technical vision and strategy with the company's overall business objectives.
• Assess emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage.
• Technical Leadership:
• Act as a technical thought leader and a mentor to engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to engineers, peer leaders, and architects to ensure high‑quality technical solutions.
• Excellence in Engineering:
• Drive engineering excellence by working with product development and security to establish best practices, coding standards, and mechanisms to ensure consistently excellent quality, reliability, and security Funding services and products.
• Promote the adoption of modern development methodologies and tools to improve engineering productivity.
• Architectural Oversight:
• Review and provide architectural guidance for major engineering initiatives, ensuring that they align with the company's long‑term technical goals.
• Collaborate with architects and engineering teams to design scalable, maintainable, and secure systems.
• Technical Due Diligence:
• Conduct technical due diligence for potential acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic initiatives, providing assessments and recommendations to the Funding leadership team.
• Cross‑functional Collaboration:
• Collaborate closely with other departments, such as product management, sales, and marketing, to ensure that technical decisions align with market needs and customer expectations.
• Serve as a bridge between technical teams and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Technical Evangelism:
• Represent the company at technical conferences, industry events, and in interactions with partners and customers.
• Promote the company's technical expertise and thought leadership in the industry.
• Reporting and Communication:
• Provide regular updates and reports on the status of technical initiatives, challenges, risks and progress toward technical goals.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner to non‑technical stakeholders and the top management team.
• Crisis Management and Resolution:
• Play a critical role in managing and resolving major technical incidents and crises, providing leadership and expertise to minimize downtime and impact.
• Help evaluate and choose between alternative technical strategies, implementation methodologies and engineering practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) in software development at a leading software company with a strong background in software architecture and design.
• Proficiency in programming and development technologies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A strategic thinker, an effective communicator, and a technical visionary who can guide the company's technical direction and inspire engineering teams to achieve excellence.
• Proven track record of technical leadership and a deep understanding of the engineering process, tools and technologies for building internet scale geo‑distributed software services.
• Additionally, the Principal Engineer should foster collaboration, innovation, and a culture of continuous improvement within the engineering organization.

Tech stack

• Scala
• C++
• Java
• Rust
• Go