Hybrid Senior Crypto Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior Crypto Engineer at Uphold, responsible for developing blockchain-powered payment platforms. Leading complex integrations and collaborating closely with engineering teams across projects.

Responsibilities

  • Owning and driving the development of the most powerful, easy-to-use payment platform in the world.
  • Leading the delivery of complex features and platform enhancements from design through production.
  • Making and influencing architectural decisions across crypto services and microservice boundaries.
  • Working closely with Frontend and Mobile Engineering teams to define scalable, maintainable integration patterns.
  • Collaborating with product managers, designers, engineers, and other stakeholders throughout the full software development life cycle.
  • Acting as a technical reference point for the team, helping to raise the bar on code quality, system design, and engineering practices.
  • Proactively identifying risks related to performance, scalability, reliability, and security — and driving mitigation.
  • Staying current with the evolving tech stack and blockchain ecosystem, and helping guide adoption decisions.
  • Writing high-quality, production-ready code with a strong focus on scalability and long-term maintainability.
  • Designing and operating secure integrations with existing blockchains.
  • Building and evolving a microservice architecture with a strong emphasis on security, observability, and resilience.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong, hands-on knowledge of fundamental blockchain principles and production blockchain systems.
  • Experience operating and integrating with blockchain daemons such as Geth or Bitcoind in live environments.
  • Proven experience integrating with multiple blockchains at scale.
  • Strong backend engineering experience with Node.js, TypeScript, Go, and/or Python.
  • Deep understanding of programming language ecosystems, including performance characteristics and operational trade-offs.
  • Strong understanding of relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases (e.g. Redis).
  • Strong understanding of web semantics, APIs, and distributed systems concepts.
  • Experience working with version control systems and modern development workflows.
  • Working knowledge of standard development pipelines, including build, test, and deployment automation.
  • Fluent written and oral English skills, with the ability to communicate technical decisions clearly.

Benefits

  • Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.
  • Home office stipend for a productive setup.
  • Generous PTO, healthcare, and employee assistance programs.
  • Engaging events and celebrations.
  • Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture.

Job title

Senior Crypto Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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