Staff Software Engineer, Asset Movement

About Paxos Today’s financial infrastructure is archaic, expensive, inefficient and risky — supporting a system that leaves out more people than it lets in. So we’re rebuilding it. We’re on a mission to open the world’s financial system to everyone by enabling the instant movement of any asset, any time, in a trustworthy way. For over a decade, we’ve built blockchain infrastructure that tokenizes, custodies, trades and settles assets for the world’s leading financial institutions, like PayPal, Venmo, Mastercard and Interactive Brokers. About the teamThe Asset Movement engineering teams at Paxos build secure infrastructure that enables seamless, compliant transfers of digital assets for institutional clients. They modernize treasury systems, abstract financial and blockchain complexities, and deliver unified APIs that support high-volume transactions and mission-critical workflows. About the role As a Staff Software Engineer for the Asset Movement teams, you will set architectural direction, drive cross-team technical initiatives, and enable blueprint-quality asset movement capabilities. Working across both Asset Orchestration and Assets Core teams, your mission is to build scalable, reliable, and innovative systems that simplify digital asset workflows for our institutional clients. What you’ll do Define and implement technical strategy for stablecoin infrastructure platforms spanning crypto, fiat and orchestration railsArchitect core reusable services and APIs that drive reliable, compliant, and efficient asset movement across chains and external providersLead cross-team projects to improve performance, observability, security, and developer experienceCollaborate closely with staff engineers, tech leads, product, and operational partners to drive organizational changeFoster a culture of technical leadership, transparency, and high standards within and across teamsMentor engineers at all levels to elevate system health and engineering best practicesAbout you8+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems in high-growth technology companiesProven track record of leading complex technical initiatives from conception to deliveryDeep expertise in designing and implementing large-scale, high-performance systemsStrong experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native technologiesExperience mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence across teamsExcellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical decisions across the organizationTrack record of building automation systems and improving operational efficiencyDemonstrated experience using AI tools to improve how you workBachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experienceImportant Notice for Paxos ApplicantsWe’ve become aware of fraudulent accounts posting as Paxos recruiters on LinkedIn and other platforms. These scammers attempt to deceive applicants into paying for job opportunities or providing personal financial information. To verify a legitimate Paxos recruiter: We only use @paxos.com email addressesWe never ask for payment or financial details to apply, interview, or work hereFor technical roles, we do not perform a coding interview without prior screening by our engineering team Thanks for your interest in Paxos! Pay and benefitsPaxos offers a competitive total compensation and benefits package, including equity and bonuses based on both your individual performance and company performance. Eligibility for bonuses is dependent on job level, and actual salary within the range depends on your skills, experience, and qualifications. Expected range for the base salary component for candidates located within the United States is:$194,603—$228,944 USDOriginally posted on Himalayas Apply To this Job