Anchorage Digital brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 600 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy. Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Anchorage Digital refers to services offered through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, Anchorage Lending CA, LLC, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc.

About the Position

Introduction

Anchorage Digital is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Member of Technical Staff to join our Financial Infrastructure team. This is a greenfield opportunity to architect and build a platform that will power the next generation of institutional digital asset adoption. You'll work at the intersection of cutting-edge crypto technology and the rigorous standards required by regulated financial services.

Responsibilities

As an engineer on this team, you will:

Drive the technical direction of our infrastructure services platform, mentor other engineers, and help shape the product roadmap.
Own critical systems from design through production.
Technical Skills:
- Build secure, scalable infrastructure that powers digital asset custody, trading, staking, and settlement for enterprise financial institutions.
- Design and implement virtual accounting layers, API integrations, and multi-tenant platform architectures.
- Drive technical excellence through code reviews, design specs, and mentorship across the engineering organization.
- Foster an efficient testing culture with emphasis on security, reliability, and minimizing tech debt in a regulated environment.
Complexity and Impact of Work:
- Lead complex cross-functional projects spanning custody, trading, compliance, and client integration.
- Break down large initiatives into well-scoped deliverables; accurately estimate multi-person, multi-quarter projects.
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of platform features—from architecture through production support and on-call rotation.
- Find the right balance between shipping velocity and the perfection required for regulated financial infrastructure.
Organizational Knowledge:
- Collaborate across product lines and with enterprise clients to understand and deliver on their infrastructure needs.
- Work closely with compliance, legal, and security teams to ensure platform meets regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to scaling the team through hiring, onboarding, and knowledge sharing.
Communication and Influence:
- Influence architecture decisions and product roadmap—have a seat at the table with leadership.
- Mentor and guide engineers on the team; help others connect their work to Anchorage's strategic goals.
- Communicate effectively with external stakeholders, including enterprise clients and partners.

Requirements

8+ years of professional experience building backend services and distributed systems.
Experience designing and delivering customer-facing APIs and multi-tenant platform architectures.
Experience with cloud-native microservices (GCP preferred, but experience with other cloud providers is sufficient).
A track record of building automated tests alongside features and maintaining production systems over time.
Experience performing on-call support and incident response for production systems.
Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, systems design)—formal CS degree not required.
A genuine interest in code quality, infrastructure reliability, and security.
The ability to prioritize end-user experience and business value over "cool tech".

Nice to Have

Experience in the financial services or cryptocurrency industry.

Benefits

Benefits information was not provided in the original job description.

About Company

Anchorage Digital is building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions. As the home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and industry-leading security infrastructure. The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.