Backend Engineer E3 - India

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end flow of funds for INR onboarding, deposits, withdrawals and collateral, with strong attention to correctness, reconciliation and auditability.
• Design and build scalable, secure backend APIs and services for retail derivatives trading (futures and perpetuals), including order management, margin, positions, liquidation, funding and settlement flows.
• Model and manage risk in the product: leverage limits, margin requirements, mark price, liquidations and exposure controls.
• Integrate with exchanges, liquidity venues and market data providers; build reliable, low-latency market connectivity.
• Partner with mobile engineers and Product to define APIs and ship features on a standalone mobile app.
• Provide technical leadership: set architecture and engineering standards, run design and code reviews, and mentor engineers.
• Take ownership of the availability, performance and quality of the services you build, from design through deployment and support.
• Coordinate with stakeholders in the US and other global locations, including occasional calls in ET hours.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of professional back-end and server-side development experience
• Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js, RESTful API design, and microservices / service-oriented architectures.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, and with designing for correctness in financial or transactional systems.
• Knowledge of derivatives (futures, options, perpetuals): order types, margin, funding, liquidation and settlement.
• Familiarity with fund flows, risk, and security considerations in trading or financial platforms.
• Solid algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis skills.
• Experience with unit and functional testing, Git/GitHub workflows, code review and CI tooling.
• Ability to move quickly and adjust course in a fast-paced environment; strong written and verbal communication.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Understanding of or strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

Preferred

Why Join BitGo?

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional back-end and server-side development experience
• Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js, RESTful API design, and microservices / service-oriented architectures.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, and with designing for correctness in financial or transactional systems.
• Knowledge of derivatives (futures, options, perpetuals): order types, margin, funding, liquidation and settlement.
• Familiarity with fund flows, risk, and security considerations in trading or financial platforms.
• Solid algorithm design, problem solving and complexity analysis skills.
• Experience with unit and functional testing, Git/GitHub workflows, code review and CI tooling.
• Ability to move quickly and adjust course in a fast-paced environment; strong written and verbal communication.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Understanding of or strong interest in cryptocurrencies and blockchain.