Data Engineer

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 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 individualswhothrive in a culture of builders and overachieversandembrace 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 Galaxy is hiring two Data Engineers – one Associate (3+ years of experience) and one Vice President (7+ years of experience). Working as part of the data engineering team, you are an expert on data pipelining and big data processing frameworks, have experience with working with various backend technologies (Python, Go, Java) and have a detailed working knowledge of core software engineering concepts, such as garbage collection, asynchronous processing, and data structures. You have experience in building high throughput, low latency streaming pipelines using messaging queues. You are also familiar with building deployment processes for applications, including unit testing, integration testing, and deployment to a cloud provider (EC2, Kubernetes). You have a curiosity for learning new technologies and expanding your expertise across business lines and technology stacks. As a team member, you will also work on production support issues and be involved in improvements on CI/CD automation and DevOps. Knowledge of the following is an advantage: Kafka, AWS SQS, or MQ Relational and non‑relational Databases (Postgres, SQL Server, Databricks) Spark Vertx Spring Flask Jenkins AWS What You’ll Do Work across all of Galaxy’s diverse business lines (i.e., Trading, Custody, Asset Management, Mining) to improve and consolidate the company’s data backbone. What We’re Looking For 3+ years of professional experience working in software development Experience with building data pipelines, APIs, and reporting tools Strong knowledge of data structures, their implementations, and optimization techniques University degree in computer science, physics, engineering, or equivalent programming experience Bonus Points Experience with dependency injection frameworks, ideally: Spring, Guice, HK2 Experience with Docker Full lifecycle development of a commercial system, including: requirements definition, agile planning, releasing, and production support Experience in Crypto or Finance Experience building ML models What We Offer (US) Competitive base salary, bonus, and equity compensation 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 Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry Free daily snacks in‑office Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues Employee Resource Groups *Benefits may vary depending on location. The base salary ranges included below will be commensurate with candidate experience, expertise and local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise. At Galaxy, we maintain a total compensation philosophy which consists of a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity incentives. Base Salary Range $140,000—$200,000 USD 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. 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