Anchorage Digital · 1 week ago
Member of Technical Staff, Hardware Security Modules
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelAnchorage Digital is building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto. The Hardware Security Modules engineers are responsible for developing the secure software at the core of the Anchorage Digital Platform, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience.
BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesFinTechSoftware
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
You are familiar with Hardware Security Modules - ideally Thales
In your mind the word 'crypto' stands for cryptography, not cryptocurrency
You read blockchain protocol white papers for fun, and stay up to date with the proliferation of crypto asset innovations
You have a background in the finance industry
You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system
Company
Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions.
Founded in 2017
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$487MKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsGICBlockchain Capital
2021-12-15Series D· $350M
2021-02-25Series C· $80M
2019-07-10Series B· $40M
Leadership Team
Nathan McCauley
Co-Founder and CEO
Diogo Mónica
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Recent News
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