Senior Software Engineer, CoinDesk Media

CoinDesk; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

CoinDesk is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in New York, responsible for building back-end services and integrating AI workflows into products. With a competitive salary ranging from $180,000 to $230,000, this role demands strong expertise in React.js, Node.js, and GCP. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in automated testing and web performance. Additional benefits include performance bonuses and a collaborative work environment focused on innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on expertise in React.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Next.js for server-side rendering.
• Strong experience with automated testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain back-end services and front-end applications.
• Integrate AI-powered workflows into products.
• Work with product teams to improve SEO strategies.

Skills

React.js

Node.js

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

GCP

Automated testing

Design systems

DevSecOps

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Next.js

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Reports To: Director, Engineering, CoinDesk

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain back-end services and React front-end applications that power real-time content delivery, monetization, and interactive features across web and mobile.
• Build and integrate AI-powered agentic workflows into our products and internal tooling, leveraging LLMs and emerging AI capabilities.
• Work with product teams to improve SEO strategies, optimize page speed, and ensure best practices for web performance and indexing.
• Instrument features, analyze outcomes, and iterate based on data, working closely with designers, product managers, and editors to build user‑centric products.

What You Have

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with hands‑on expertise in React.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Next.js for server‑side rendering, content caching, and web performance optimization.
• Hands‑on experience with GCP, including services like Cloud Run, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Strong experience with automated testing strategies, including unit, integration, and end‑to‑end testing.
• Experience building with AI agents, LLM integrations, or agentic development patterns (e.g., tool use, RAG, multi‑step workflows).
• A data‑driven mindset ‑ comfortable with analytics tooling, A/B testing, and using metrics to inform engineering and product decisions.
• Experience working with design systems and component libraries.
• Expertise in secure coding practices, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps best practices.
• Experience with large‑scale content platforms or digital media.
• Strong ability to work across teams, engage stakeholders, and contribute to product vision.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with React Native for mobile applications.
• Familiarity with Sanity CMS or other headless CMS solutions.
• Experience with Vercel, including deployment workflows, edge functions, and serverless architecture.
• Understanding of Core Web Vitals and SEO best practices, including technical SEO auditing and optimization.
• Experience integrating ad management systems, paywalls, or data analytics tools into content platforms.

Compensation and Benefits: Bullish US LLC & CoinDesk Inc. are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $180,000 - $230,000 + discretionary annual target bonus + performance incentives/benefits. Offered salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and commensurate experience.

Equal Opportunity

In an effort to attract, retain, develop and promote the most qualified individuals, CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law. This mandate governs all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, promotion, training, education, social and recreation programs, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits.

Accommodation

CoinDesk is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request.