Gemini · 9 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Funding
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expGemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform offering a wide range of crypto products and services. The Senior Software Engineer in the Funding organization will design, build, and support crypto transfers and fiat payments, ensuring high-quality code and system performance.
CryptocurrencyFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechWeb3
Responsibilities
Improve feedback cycles at all levels of development (examples: improving the experience of iterating on code locally, deploying to test environments, deploying to production)
Quickly ramp up on the existing architecture and product features
Consistently deliver code that sets the standard for quality and maintainability
Systematically think through potential design impacts on other teams and the company
Review other software engineers’ code for correctness, style, and information security concerns
Improve the performance, maintainability, and operations of the Gemini code base by engaging in refactoring and upgrade projects
Identify and advocate for foundational work and practice improvements in their vertical
Expertise in removing manual touch points via automated testing
Experience mentoring less tenured engineers and onboarding new team members
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate software development experience, or Master's (or foreign equivalent) and 3 years of related experience
2+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production backend services or microservices, including development of well-tested APIs (REST and/or gRPC) and strong understanding of system design fundamentals
3+ years of proficiency in at least one modern backend language (Java, Kotlin, Go, Scala, or Python) and demonstrated ability to produce maintainable, testable, and high-quality code
2+ years of experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and at least one of NoSQL stores or event/queue systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent)
2+ years of experience deploying and operating services on a major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and monitoring/observability tools
Experience participating in code reviews, peer mentorship, and cross-functional work with Product, Compliance, or Risk teams
Preferred
Experience developing high-availability, high-throughput transactional or financial systems with emphasis on data integrity, idempotency, and fault tolerance
Experience integrating with ACH/NACHA, wire transfers (Fedwire/SWIFT/ISO 20022), RTP, card processors/networks, or payout providers, and familiarity with reconciliation and ledgering workflows
Knowledge of PCI DSS, SOC 2, or other regulatory standards, and experience collaborating with KYC/AML or fraud/risk teams
Experience designing and implementing streaming or asynchronous processing systems (e.g., Kafka) with exactly-once or effectively-once semantics
Experience operating SLO-driven services, including use of rate limiting, circuit breaking, and backpressure techniques, and participating in incident response/on-call rotations
Experience with crypto or fintech systems, including exchanges, wallets/custody solutions, blockchain transaction lifecycles, or fiat–crypto on/off-ramps
Experience leading projects or mentoring engineers, contributing to architecture decisions, dependency management, and promoting engineering best practices across teams
Benefits
Competitive starting salary
A discretionary annual bonus
Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
Comprehensive health plans
401K with company matching
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible time off
Company
Gemini
Gemini is a licensed digital asset exchange and custodian built for both individuals and institutions.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Gemini has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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2025 (2)
2024 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$499.9MKey Investors
RippleDraper DragonMorgan Creek Digital
2025-09-12IPO
2025-07-10Debt Financing· $75M
2022-06-20Secondary Market· $1M
Leadership Team
Tyler Winklevoss
Co-Founder & CEO
Cameron Winklevoss
Co-founder & President
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