Full-Time

Member of Technical Staff

Hardware Security Modules

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Anchorage

Anchorage

201-500 employees

Digital asset custody, trading, and staking services

Crypto & Web3
Financial Services

Mid, Senior

Remote in USA

Category
Security Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
C/C++
Requirements
  • Your programming language of choice is C/C++.
  • You have comprehensive experience with secure low level C/C++ programming, kernel development/hardening, and/or embedded systems.
  • You have a deep understanding of common crypto algorithms (RSA, ECDSA, BLS, etc.), code signing, network security, authentication/authorization, and the threat landscape for state-of-the-art attacks.
  • You have real world experience shipping products and implementing secure frameworks, libraries, and services.
  • You genuinely care about code quality and test infrastructure.
  • You prioritize end-user experience and business value over 'cool tech.'
  • You self-describe as some combination of the following: creative, humble, ambitious, detail-oriented, hardworking, trustworthy, eager to learn, methodical, action-oriented, and tenacious.
Responsibilities
  • Create and maintain shared code and libraries that are used by other HSM engineers.
  • Improve our code base by refactoring bottlenecks, reducing feedback loops and simplifying APIs.
  • Review other developer’s code to ensure proper security invariants across the engineering team.
  • Dive deep into complex, ambiguous problems, formulate flexible and pragmatic solutions.
  • Work either independently or as a lead engineer on a team to deliver features.
  • Foster an efficient deterministic testing culture, with an emphasis on minimizing tech debt.
  • Utilize your ability to break down large projects into smaller tasks, and help the team navigate the ambiguity of the space. Articulate effectively the different options considered, analyze trade-offs, justifies and recommend priorities.
  • Ensure that knowledge is shared among the team and do not position yourself or others as a single point of failure.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with the Core Experience team and other teams at Anchorage Digital.
  • Mentor engineers on the team within their area of specialization or domain, and help others understand the strategic goals of Anchorage and how their work relates to these.
  • Communicate with different people, with different contexts and expertise.

Anchorage provides a digital asset platform that focuses on secure custody, trading, staking, and governance services for cryptocurrencies. The platform is tailored for institutional clients, including hedge funds and venture capital firms, ensuring that their digital assets are managed with high security and operational flexibility. Anchorage's services generate revenue through custodial fees, trading commissions, and staking, while its platform is designed to enhance execution speed and deliver a smooth user experience. What sets Anchorage apart from its competitors is its strong emphasis on security and the ability to cater specifically to the needs of financial institutions. The company's goal is to maximize the value of digital assets for its clients while maintaining industry-standard security.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$473.7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2017

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

9%

1 year growth

14%

2 year growth

1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Anchorage's partnerships with PayPal and Gryphon highlight its market influence.
  • The appointment of Aaron Schnarch could accelerate growth and innovation.
  • Anchorage's dYdX staking support taps into the expanding DeFi market.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from other federally chartered crypto banks could erode market share.
  • Rapid stablecoin growth may lead to increased regulatory scrutiny.
  • Expansion into new ecosystems like ZKsync may expose Anchorage to technological risks.

What makes Anchorage unique

  • Anchorage Digital is the only federally chartered crypto bank in the US.
  • Anchorage offers a unique stablecoin rewards program without asset rehypothecation.
  • Anchorage supports ZKsync, enhancing blockchain scalability and security for institutions.

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Benefits

Health and wellness: 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents

Parental leave: Family comes first: we offer parental and child bonding leave to all new parents

Meaningful equity: Every team member is a part owner in the company and community that we’re all building together

Remote friendly: We allow employees to work anywhere in the U.S. or Portugal, and have physical workspaces in New York, San Francisco, South Dakota, and Portugal.

Flexible time-off plan: Take time off, guilt-free, so you can recharge when you need to

401(k) plan & FSA account: Building a better financial future starts with our employees