Director of Engineering - Prime

BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, offering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing and settlement out of regulated cold storage. Founded in 2013, BitGo is the first digital asset company to focus exclusively on serving institutional clients. BitGo is dedicated to advancing a digital financial services economy that is borderless and accessible 24/7. With multiple Trust companies around the world, BitGo is the preferred security and operational backbone for more than 1,500 institutional clients in 50 countries, including many of the world’s top brands, cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms. BitGo also secures approximately 20% of all on-chain Bitcoin transactions by value and is the largest independent digital asset custodian. For more information, please visit www.bitgo.com.

BitGo is looking for a Director of Engineering to join our Prime organization and help us build resilient, robust services and are responsible for working on critical projects with limited or no supervision.

This role will require being full-time onsite at our New York City office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving.

Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative trading and financing solutions for a diversity of clients, from crypto-native companies to Fortune 500 companies.
• Be accountable for the user experience of our Prime Trade and Financing products.
• Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Sales, and other key stakeholders to set the product and technical vision and roadmap for Prime Engineering, and to successfully execute against the same.
• Coach engineering managers to grow the next generation of senior engineering leaders at BitGo.
• Actively foster an engineering-wide culture that embodies our values of open communication, collaboration, accountability, craftsmanship, and a client first approach.

Skills & Experience: 

We are looking for teammates who share and practice our values: open communication, transparency, taking ownership, and a high level of craftsmanship. We are looking for coworkers who share our vision and mission: deliver trust in digital assets. 

Required

• Work experience as an engineering leader within financial services, trade or financing experience preferred 
• 14+ years of professional experience as in software engineering, 6+ years in a managerial role leading engineers, 2+ years in a role leading managers
• Strong desire to automate where possible and build tooling for a more efficient workflow
• Strong debugging skills and ability to grasp the interconnected nature of complex systems
• Proven experience sourcing and hiring top engineering talent
• Experience working in a cross-team environment, collaborating with and enabling other functions to drive broader departmental goals
• A self-starter capable of adapting quickly and being decisive
• Engineering degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain

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.

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $205,000 - $275,000 USD base salary. Equity, an annual performance bonus and the benefits outlined below are also a part of this role's package. 

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, Flexible vacation program
• Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks 
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
• Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment

*Benefits may vary based on location 

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.