BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, offering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing and settlement out of regulated cold storage. Founded in 2013, BitGo is the first digital asset company to focus exclusively on serving institutional clients. BitGo is dedicated to advancing a digital financial services economy that is borderless and accessible 24/7. With multiple Trust companies around the world, BitGo is the preferred security and operational backbone for more than 1,500 institutional clients in 50 countries, including many of the world’s top brands, cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms. BitGo also secures approximately 20% of all on-chain Bitcoin transactions by value and is the largest independent digital asset custodian. For more information, please visit www.bitgo.com.

BitGo is looking for an experienced Director of Engineering who will lead our Wallets Engineering division to innovate on core wallet technology and provide the best wallet experience for our customers. This is not a hands-on coding role, but the Director of Engineering is expected to be closely involved technically in the work of the team.

This role will require being full-time onsite at our Palo Alto office to support collaborative team dynamics and innovative problem-solving.

Responsibilities:

• Develop innovative wallet solutions for a diversity of clients, from crypto-native companies to Fortune 500 companies.
• Be accountable for the user experience of our wallet platform.
• Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Sales, and other key stakeholders to set the product and technical vision and roadmap for Wallets Engineering, and to successfully execute against the same.
• Coach engineering managers to grow the next generation of senior engineering leaders at BitGo.
• Actively foster an engineering-wide culture that embodies our values of open communication, collaboration, accountability, craftsmanship, and a client first approach.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 14+ years of professional experience in software engineering, 6+ years in a managerial role, 2+ years in a role leading managers
• Experience in crypto, professional or personal, or an interest in the same
• Experience successfully onboarding onto a new organization as a manager or director
• Track record of sourcing and hiring top engineering talent, including managerial talent
• Proven success leading engineering-wide initiatives
• Demonstrated history of collaborating with product to come up with a product roadmap
• Strong stakeholder management skills, particularly working with business stakeholders
• Engineering degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Why Join BitGo?

Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of open communication, collaboration, accountability, craftsmanship, and a client first approach. We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want to be part of the team that changes the world’s financial markets.

Here are some of the benefits* of working at BitGo:

• Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
• 100% company paid health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
• 4% 401k company match
• Paid parental leave, paid vacation
• Free commute and parking pass; 5 min from Caltrain
• Free custom lunches, dinners and snacks 
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
• Great colleagues and inspiring startup environment

*Benefits vary based on location

Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in years. Join us and you’ll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed finance.

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending upon your leveling and location, the compensation for this role averages between $205k - $275k USD base salary. Equity, an annual performance bonus and the benefits outlined above are also a part of this role’s package.