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Galaxy

VP, Senior Backend Developer

Reposted 4 Days Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in USA
Senior level
Design, build, and own backend systems for blockchain and staking infrastructure. Implement APIs, Ethereum data pipelines, indexers, validator integrations, and operational tooling. Lead architecture, testing, deployment, observability, mentor engineers, and drive engineering standards and AI-assisted workflows.
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Who We Are:
Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. We believe that blockchain and digital asset innovation will transform how value moves through the world – and we’re building the products and services to make that future a reality.
 
Our institutional digital assets platform spans trading, investment banking, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. We also invest in and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing, addressing the growing demand for scalable energy and compute in the U.S.
 
We work at the intersection of finance and technology, helping institutions, startups, and developers navigate a digitally native economy. Led by CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz, our team blends deep crypto expertise with institutional experience and a shared commitment to shaping the future of Web3 and AI.
 
Galaxy is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
 
To learn more about our businesses and products, visit www.galaxy.com.

What We Value:

We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.

  • Seek Excellence.
  • Be Selective To Be Effective.
  • Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
  • Disagree Transparently.
  • Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
  • Build Dream Teams.

Who You Are:

You'll design and build backend systems powering blockchain infrastructure and staking products across Galaxy — spanning Ethereum-based systems, staking infrastructure (native and liquid), and blockchain data systems and APIs. Liquid Collective is one of several key initiatives you'll contribute to. 

This is a hands-on role with significant ownership and influence. You'll play a key part in shaping architecture, development practices, and engineering culture — not just building features, but raising the bar on how the team works. You'll own systems end-to-end, from architecture through to observability, and you'll operate in a spec-first development environment that increasingly leverages AI-assisted workflows. 

Typical time allocation: roughly 60% building systems and features, 20% code review and mentorship, 20% design, architecture, and product collaboration. 

What You’ll Do:

  • Build and own backend systems
    • Design and build APIs, services, Ethereum data pipelines and indexers, staking and validator infrastructure integrations, and monitoring and operational tooling.
    • Own system design end-to-end: architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and observability. 
    • Work across the Ethereum stack, integrating with both execution layer and consensus layer clients. 
    • Contribute to Liquid Collective alongside other staking and blockchain infrastructure projects across Galaxy.
  • Define and uphold engineering standards
    • Set and maintain the bar on API design, testing strategies for distributed systems, reliability and fault tolerance, and security and key management practices.
    • Operate in a spec-first development environment — translate product and protocol requirements into clear technical specs before building. 
    • Leverage AI-assisted development workflows (e.g. Claude Code) and work with emerging paradigms like MCP (Model Context Protocol) and agent-based tooling.
  • Collaborate and contribute to engineering culture
    • Work cross-functionally with protocol, product, and infrastructure teams. 
    • Mentor engineers through code review, design feedback, and raising the overall quality of what the team ships.
    • Contribute to how the team evolves its practices — not just executing within the current system, but improving it.
  • Embrace and champion the thoughtful adoption of AI to improve team performance and business outcomes.
  • Leverage AI tools (e.g., generative AI, automation platforms, data copilots) to improve productivity, decision-making, and output quality in your day-to-day work.

What We’re Looking For:

  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience. 
  • Strong experience building backend systems in Golang. 
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems. Experience working with blockchain systems, preferably Ethereum — including familiarity with execution vs consensus layers, node operation, and data flow. 
  • Experience with cloud-native infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps (e.g. Flux). 
  • Strong testing practices for complex and stateful systems. 
  • Experience working in remote, asynchronous teams. 
  • High agency, low ego — you own your work end-to-end and hold yourself accountable for quality. 

Bonus Points: 

  • Hands-on experience with Ethereum nodes (execution and/or consensus clients) or validator and staking infrastructure. 
  • Understanding of proof-of-stake mechanisms. 
  • Experience building blockchain indexers, data pipelines, dApps, or smart contracts (Solidity). 
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows: spec-driven development, code generation tools, MCP, or agent-based paradigms. 
  • Contributions to open-source projects. 
  • Experience with Rust. 

What We Offer:

  • Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
  • Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements 
  • Flexible Time Off (paid)
  • 3% 401(k) company contribution
  • Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
  • Generous paid Parental Leave
  • Competitive family planning benefits for US employees 
  • Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
  • Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
  • Free daily snacks and weekly breakfasts/lunches 
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace

Apply now and join us on our mission to engineer a new economic paradigm.

Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact [email protected]

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