Principal Software Engineer Security Development

web3-resources; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 192,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the crypto sector seeks a Principal Software Engineer to spearhead security development within their team. You will play a critical role in designing secure software solutions and mentoring new engineers. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in backend engineering, distributed systems, and security principles. Join us to shape the future of secure infrastructure.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Long-term incentive equity grant

401K with company matching

Flexible time off

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in backend software engineering.
• Expertise in complex distributed systems and technical leadership.
• Strong hands-on development experience in modern programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and support security platforms and tools.
• Provide technical leadership for a new engineering team.
• Collaborate with teams to gather requirements and design solutions.

Skills

Backend Software Engineering

Technical Leadership

Complex Distributed Systems

Software Development in Modern Languages

Linux

Networking

Containers

Cloud Infrastructure

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

Job description

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss in 2014. Gemini offers a wide range of crypto products and services for individuals and institutions in over 70 countries.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

At Gemini, our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom.

The Department: Security Development

The Role: Principal Software Engineer

You will be the technical lead and a core part of the Security Development team. You will help build, own, and operate critical infrastructure powering Geminiâs security capabilities.

In this Principal-level role, you will set the technical direction for building, owning, and operating security-critical software, platforms, tooling, frameworks, and libraries. Leveraging your deep backend engineering expertise, you will provide hands-on engineering and leadership as the team scales up.

You will collaborate with other security and engineering teams to understand needs, architect solutions, develop robust systems, and support existing tools inherited by the new team. With a security-first mindset, you will establish secure software development patterns and DevSecOps culture.

As the tech lead, you will have wide latitude to craft our security infrastructure while mentoring and growing a world-class engineering team. Your mission is engineering mastery through operational excellence to support security.

This role is required to be in person twice a week at either our Seattle, WA or New York City, NY office.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, and support security platforms and tools leveraging robust software and systems engineering
• Collaborate with security and engineering teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and develop new capabilities
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on expertise as the founding member of a new engineering team
• Maintain and extend existing security platforms
• Hire and mentor strong backend engineers to build out the team

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in backend software engineering and infrastructure roles
• Expertise designing, building, and operating complex distributed systems
• Demonstrated technical leadership of engineering teams and initiatives
• Strong hands-on software development experience in modern languages
• Deep experience with Linux, networking, containers, and cloud infrastructure (we often use Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS)
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in information security, security automation, and/or DevSecOps
• Knowledge of cryptographic concepts, secure coding, and threat modeling
• Familiarity with security technologies like SIEM, WAF, EDR, and SAST
• Experience building and/or operating access control, authentication, and/or authorization systems

It Pays to Work Here

The compensation & benefits package for this role includes:

• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• 401K with company matching
• Flexible time off

Salary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $ 192,500 - $275,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidateâs compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

In the United States, we have a flexible hybrid work policy for employees who live within 30 miles of our office headquartered in New York City and our offices in Seattle and Miami. Employees within the New York, Seattle, and Miami metropolitan areas are expected to work from the designated office twice a week, unless there is a job-specific requirement to be in the office every workday. Employees outside of these areas are considered part of our remote-first workforce. We believe our hybrid approach for those near our NYC, Seattle, and Miami offices increases productivity through more in-person collaboration where possible.

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.

Location: New York, New York; Seattle, Washington

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