Paxos

Senior Software Engineer, Custody

Paxos

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $206,000 - $235,950 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design, develop, and maintain mission-critical custody systems across multiple blockchains.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, compliance, and infrastructure to define system architecture and technical requirements.
  • Ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of our services through best practices in software design, testing, and deployment.
  • Optimize existing issuance infrastructure to enhance performance, reduce latency, and improve operational efficiency.
  • Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  • Stay informed about emerging trends in blockchain, distributed systems, security, and financial technology to drive innovation within the team.
  • Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical decision-making processes.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Golang or Java preferred; Kotlin, Rust, Python, or C++ also valued.)
  • Solid foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed system design.
  • Experience building and maintaining cloud-native services using tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, and AWS.
  • Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, especially in production environments.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication abilities; able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience working on high-throughput, low-latency systems, trading infrastructure, cryptography, or custody platforms is a strong plus.
  • A passion for innovation and driving technical solutions to real-world problems.
Benefits
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus
  • 10% Annual Salary
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
GolangJavaKotlinRustPythonC++data structuresalgorithmsdistributed system designcloud-native services
Soft Skills
debuggingproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationmentorshiptechnical guidancecontinuous learninginnovation