Staff Security Engineer - Cryptography & Systems

Motive Partners; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchorage Digital is building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions, combining custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement with top-tier security.

The Security Team seeks experienced engineers who can design and implement cryptographic controls, assess threats, and drive security initiatives across the distributed infrastructure while maintaining high code quality and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in applied cryptography and cryptographic protocols.
• Experience with secure software design and coding practices.
• Familiarity with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) is a plus.
• Ability to analyze complex systems and identify vulnerabilities.
• Excellent communication across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review secure code for cryptographic controls.
• Collaborate with engineering to implement security guardrails.
• Lead security initiatives from concept to completion.
• Mentor engineers on security best practices.

Skills

Cryptography

Secure coding

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Go

C++

Rust

C

Job description

Anchorage Digital is building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions, combining custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement with top-tier security.

The Security Team seeks experienced engineers who can design and implement cryptographic controls, assess threats, and drive security initiatives across the distributed infrastructure while maintaining high code quality and collaboration.