Paxos

Staff Software Engineer, Experience

Paxos

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $212,000 - $242,775 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Define and implement technical strategy for Experience surfaces spanning institutional onboarding, identity and screening, dashboards, approvals, and developer APIs.
  • Architect core reusable services and patterns for workflows such as KYC/KYB, onboarding flows, dormancy and identity controls, maker‑checker approvals, notifications, and reporting, ensuring scalability, auditability, and regulatory compliance.
  • Lead cross‑team projects that improve performance, observability, security, and reliability for onboarding and dashboard flows.
  • Collaborate closely with staff engineers, tech leads, Product, Compliance, Finance, Data, and Operations to prioritize and sequence work that unlocks business‑line goals.
  • Mentor engineers across both teams, helping them grow in system design, execution, and ownership, and raising the technical bar for Experience as a whole.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems in high-growth technology companies
  • Proven experience working in the crypto / blockchain industry, with a solid understanding of key concepts, market landscape, and ecosystem participants
  • Proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives from conception to delivery
  • Deep expertise in designing and implementing large-scale, high-performance systems
  • Strong experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native technologies
  • Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence across teams
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across the organization
  • Track record of building automation systems and improving operational efficiency
  • Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve how you work
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Benefits
  • Offers Equity
  • Offers Bonus
  • 15% Annual Salary
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
distributed systemsmicroservices architecturecloud-native technologiesautomation systemsAI toolssystem designhigh-performance systemstechnical strategyKYCKYB
Soft Skills
mentoringcommunicationinfluencingcollaborationleadershiptechnical excellenceproject managementorganizational skillsproblem-solvingexecution
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science