Lead Software Engineer, BTH Engineering

Bullish•New York, NY

8d•$250,000 - $280,000

About The Position

CoinDesk is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the BTH Engineering team. This role involves building foundational infrastructure for the secure management and expansion of the digital asset ecosystem. The team focuses on rigorous custody protocols, advanced vault architectures, and strict authorization rules. Engineers on this team tackle complex on-chain challenges, build automated DeFi workflows, resilient privacy structures, and transparent financial intelligence dashboards. They solve intricate blockchain integration problems with cutting-edge tooling to ensure data integrity from exchange accounts to treasury analytics.

Requirements

10+ years building production systems in financial services or other high-stakes environments.
Proven track record of managing and mentoring high-performing engineering teams, with a focus on career development and technical guidance.
Strong fundamentals across technologies, with the judgment to pick the right tool for the job (Typescript, Python, or otherwise).
Cloud and DevOps fluency (e.g., GCP, Kubernetes, Docker).
Strong PostgreSQL skills, comfort with analytical stores (BigQuery or equivalent), and a track record of designing clean schemas and data models.
Proven delivery of fault-tolerant systems with rigorous testing, observability, and HA/DR practices.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders across global teams.
An agile working style, with the initiative to see what's broken or missing and own the fix end to end rather than waiting for an assignment.
A can-do attitude, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to use Large Language Models (e.g., Claude, Gemini) to accelerate delivery without compromising engineering standards.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Crypto industry, DeFi protocols and a high-level understanding of various yield generation opportunities.
Familiarity with digital asset custody solutions.

Responsibilities

Design and develop critical internal applications using React, TypeScript, and Python.
Architect multi-chain asset deployments, expand CLI tooling, and engineer robust "incognito" wallet structures to scale operations and minimize manual intervention.
Deploy and manage systems end-to-end on GCP and Kubernetes, driving automated CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, while leveraging tools for Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Config Connector).
Heavily leverage AI tooling and coding agents to accelerate full-stack development.
Raise the bar for the team through code reviews, automated testing, and technical mentorship.
Drive the evolution of the platform’s target-state architecture, staying current with industry trends to ensure continuous improvement.