Member of Technical Staff, Financial Infrastructure

Overview Anchorage Digital is 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. This role focuses on developing and maintaining the infrastructure that powers digital asset custody, trading, staking, and settlement for enterprise financial institutions. Responsibilities Contribute to the technical direction of our infrastructure services platform and collaborate with experienced engineers. Own features from development through deployment, building critical systems and deepening expertise in financial infrastructure. 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. 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. Qualifications 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 (GCP or other cloud providers). 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. Genuine interest in code quality, infrastructure reliability, and security. Ability to prioritize end‑user experience and business value. Bonus Points 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. Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. #J-18808-Ljbffr