Member of Technical Staff, Financial Infrastructure at Anchorage Digital

At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.

Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.

The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.

We are building infrastructure that enables the world's largest financial institutions—banks, broker-dealers, fintechs, and payments companies—to offer digital asset services to their end clients. Think banking-as-a-service, but for crypto custody, trading, staking, and more.

This is an opportunity to grow as an engineer while contributing to a platform that will power the next generation of institutional digital asset adoption. You'll work at the intersection of cutting-edge crypto technology and the rigorous standards required by regulated financial services.

As an engineer on this team, you will contribute to the technical direction of our infrastructure services platform, collaborate with experienced engineers, and help build critical systems. You'll own features from development through deployment and deepen your expertise in financial infrastructure.

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Technical Skills:

Develop and maintain infrastructure that powers digital asset custody, trading, staking, and settlement for enterprise financial institutions
Contribute to virtual accounting layers, API integrations, and multi-tenant platform architectures with guidance from senior engineers
Write clear, concise, tested code and participate in code reviews to improve engineering practices
Build understanding of security, reliability, and testing best practices in a regulated environment

Complexity and Impact of Work:

Take ownership of the full lifecycle of features—from development through deployment—with increasing autonomy over time
Apply problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues, document technical improvements, and contribute to solutions
Contribute to cross-functional projects and collaborate with adjacent teams to deliver on platform goals
Participate in on-call rotation to provide product support for the software and infrastructure the team owns

Organizational Knowledge:

Understand how Anchorage's company priorities relate to your area of work and clearly communicate the 'why' behind the work
Work closely with compliance, legal, and security teams to understand regulatory requirements affecting the platform
Participate in the hiring process through referrals, conducting interviews, or attending recruiting events

Communication and Influence:

Communicate clearly and proactively share updates that impact colleagues, managers, and leads
Contribute actively to team discussions and problem-solving efforts
Collaborate with your team and adjacent teams to solve problems, and assist or teach other team members when possible

You may be a fit for this role if you have:

2-5 years of professional experience building backend services and distributed systems
Experience contributing to customer-facing APIs or multi-tenant platform architectures
Familiarity with cloud-native microservices (we use GCP, but experience with other cloud providers is sufficient)
A track record of writing automated tests alongside your features and supporting production systems
Experience participating in on-call support and incident response for production systems
Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, systems design)—formal CS degree not required
A genuine interest in code quality, infrastructure reliability, and security
The ability to prioritize end-user experience and business value

Although not a requirement, bonus points if:

Professional experience with C++, Go, or Rust
Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
Exposure to ledger systems, virtual accounting layers, or custody infrastructure
Background in financial services, fintech, or banking-as-a-service platforms
Experience with system security (authentication, authorization, identity management)
Familiarity with regulatory requirements for financial institutions (SOC 2, bank examinations, etc.)
Interest in or exposure to the cryptocurrency or digital assets industry
You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)

Member of Technical Staff, Financial Infrastructure