Member of Technical Staff, Custody – Backend Engineer

Anchorage Digital

Building advanced digital asset platform for institutions. Providing secure custodial and technology service for crypto transactions and experiences.

Posted 7/20/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building complex distributed systems with a focus on code quality, user experience, and collaboration. Proficient in API design and implementation, particularly with GraphQL and gRPC, while maintaining a strong understanding of cryptography and the finance industry.

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Complex Distributed SystemsGo Programming LanguageGraphQL API DesignGRPC API DesignApplied Cryptography

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Hard Skills

ConcurrencyAlgorithmsData StructuresCode QualityTest Infrastructure

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringUser Experience Focus

Industry Keywords

Digital AssetsSmart ContractsCustodial ServicesFinance IndustryCryptoasset Innovations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoGraphQLGRPCRuby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Providing an industry leading secure custodial and technology service to enable intuitive experiences moving, storing, and interacting with digital assets, smart contracts, or traditional banking rails.
Responsible for the entire custody experience, including the management and transferring of cash, coins and NFTs, staking assets, interacting with onchain smart contracts, fiat transfers, and institutional platform solutions.
Building foundational technology to help the crypto industry evolve in a safe, regulated and highly secure manner.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have real world experience building complex distributed systems. We mostly use Go, however languages can be learned. We really care about your engineering skills more than any specific language or framework.
Enjoy building resilient services that can handle different volumes of work without manual intervention.
Prioritize end-user experience and business value over "cool tech".
Genuinely care about code quality and test infrastructure.
Have developed "computer science fundamentals", i.e. concurrency, algorithms, and data structures (Formal CS degree NOT required).
Have real world experience building complex distributed systems.
Believe software engineering is a team activity and enjoy collaborating every single day, learning from and mentoring others.
Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
You have experience with applied cryptography.
In your mind the word "crypto" stands for cryptography, not cryptocurrency.
You read blockchain protocol white papers for fun, and stay up to date with the proliferation of cryptoasset innovations.
Have GraphQL API design and implementation experience.
Have gRPC API design and implementation experience.
Have a background in the finance industry.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities