Galaxy - VP, Senior Backend Developer
Requirements
• You'll design and build backend systems powering blockchain infrastructure and staking products across Galaxy — spanning Ethereum-based systems, staking infrastructure (native and liquid), and blockchain data systems and APIs. Liquid Collective is one of several key initiatives you'll contribute to. • This is a hands-on role with significant ownership and influence. You'll play a key part in shaping architecture, development practices, and engineering culture — not just building features, but raising the bar on how the team works. You'll own systems end-to-end, from architecture through to observability, and you'll operate in a spec-first development environment that increasingly leverages AI-assisted workflows. • Typical time allocation: roughly 60% building systems and features, 20% code review and mentorship, 20% design, architecture, and product collaboration. • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience. • Strong experience building backend systems in Golang. • Deep understanding of distributed systems. Experience working with blockchain systems, preferably Ethereum — including familiarity with execution vs consensus layers, node operation, and data flow. • Experience with cloud-native infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, GitOps (e.g. Flux). • Strong testing practices for complex and stateful systems. • Experience working in remote, asynchronous teams. • High agency, low ego — you own your work end-to-end and hold yourself accountable for quality. • Hands-on experience with Ethereum nodes (execution and/or consensus clients) or validator and staking infrastructure. • Understanding of proof-of-stake mechanisms. • Experience building blockchain indexers, data pipelines, dApps, or smart contracts (Solidity). • Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows: spec-driven development, code generation tools, MCP, or agent-based paradigms. • Contributions to open-source projects. • Experience with Rust.
Responsibilities
• Design and build APIs, services, Ethereum data pipelines and indexers, staking and validator infrastructure integrations, and monitoring and operational tooling. • Own system design end-to-end: architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and observability. • Work across the Ethereum stack, integrating with both execution layer and consensus layer clients. • Contribute to Liquid Collective alongside other staking and blockchain infrastructure projects across Galaxy. • Set and maintain the bar on API design, testing strategies for distributed systems, reliability and fault tolerance, and security and key management practices. • Operate in a spec-first development environment — translate product and protocol requirements into clear technical specs before building. • Leverage AI-assisted development workflows (e.g. Claude Code) and work with emerging paradigms like MCP (Model Context Protocol) and agent-based tooling. • Work cross-functionally with protocol, product, and infrastructure teams. • Mentor engineers through code review, design feedback, and raising the overall quality of what the team ships. • Contribute to how the team evolves its practices — not just executing within the current system, but improving it. • Embrace and champion the thoughtful adoption of AI to improve team performance and business outcomes. • Leverage AI tools (e.g., generative AI, automation platforms, data copilots) to improve productivity, decision-making, and output quality in your day-to-day work.
Benefits
• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus • Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements • 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 • Competitive family planning benefits for US employees • Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry • Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues • Free daily snacks and weekly breakfasts/lunches • Employee Resource Groups • Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace • 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. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].
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