[Remote] Member of Technical Staff, Custody (Backend Engineer)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Anchorage Digital is building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto. As a Member of the Custody organization, you will be responsible for providing secure custodial and technology services to enable intuitive experiences with digital assets and smart contracts.ResponsibilitiesParticipate in task breakdown, estimation, design, implementation and maintenance of Custody systemsWrite, review, test, and document code according to Anchorage's engineering and team standards, and practicesDive deep into complex, ambiguous problems, formulate elegant and practical solutionsReview other developer's code to ensure consistency, reduce errors and share context across the engineering teamDrive work independently, lead or significantly contribute to medium-to-large projects or processes, usually multi-person interdepartmental or cross-functional projects, including leading from end-to-end with little oversight and coordinating activities of other team membersBe capable of breaking down large projects into smaller tasks, and accurately estimating the time and scope of projects. And articulate effectively the different options considered, analyze trade-offs, justify and recommend prioritiesFoster an efficient deterministic testing culture, with an emphasis on minimizing tech debtEnsure that knowledge is shared among the team and does not position themselves or others as a single point of failureCollaborate cross-functionally within the team and other teams at Anchorage DigitalMonitor the development of the company objectives and/or trends that may affect its capacity to succeedMentor and guide others 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 theseCommunicate outside team boundaries to solve problems, network with other teams, and establish positive working relationships in other disciplines and domainsSkillsParticipate in task breakdown, estimation, design, implementation and maintenance of Custody systemsWrite, review, test, and document code according to Anchorage's engineering and team standards, and practicesDive deep into complex, ambiguous problems, formulate elegant and practical solutionsReview other developer's code to ensure consistency, reduce errors and share context across the engineering teamDrive work independently, lead or significantly contribute to medium-to-large projects or processes, usually multi-person interdepartmental or cross-functional projects, including leading from end-to-end with little oversight and coordinating activities of other team membersBe capable of breaking down large projects into smaller tasks, and accurately estimating the time and scope of projects. And articulate effectively the different options considered, analyze trade-offs, justify and recommend prioritiesFoster an efficient deterministic testing culture, with an emphasis on minimizing tech debtEnsure that knowledge is shared among the team and does not position themselves or others as a single point of failureCollaborate cross-functionally within the team and other teams at Anchorage DigitalMonitor the development of the company objectives and/or trends that may affect its capacity to succeedMentor and guide others 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 theseCommunicate outside team boundaries to solve problems, network with other teams, and establish positive working relationships in other disciplines and domainsHave real world experience building complex distributed systemsEnjoy building resilient services that can handle different volumes of work without manual interventionPrioritize end-user experience and business value over 'cool tech'Genuinely care about code quality and test infrastructureHave developed 'computer science fundamentals', i.e. concurrency, algorithms, and data structures (Formal CS degree NOT required)Believe software engineering is a team activity and enjoy collaborating every single day, learning from and mentoring othersYou have experience with applied cryptographyIn your mind the word 'crypto' stands for cryptography, not cryptocurrencyYou read blockchain protocol white papers for fun, and stay up to date with the proliferation of cryptoasset innovationsHave GraphQL API design and implementation experienceHave gRPC API design and implementation experienceHave a background in the finance industryCompany OverviewAnchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.anchorage.com.Company H1B SponsorshipAnchorage Digital has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2026, 16 in 2025, 7 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 9 in 2022, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.