River

Senior Software Engineer

Job Posted 8 months ago

Job Type

Remote

Employment

Full-time

Location

Remote Americas + Europe

Experience

Senior

Category

Software Engineering

Job Description

At River we are building the most trusted financial institution in the world, powered by bitcoin. We believe in a future where every person will have bitcoin savings, and every business will have bitcoin on the balance sheet. We obsessively design and build delightful products that help our clients buy, sell, secure, and use Bitcoin.

We are looking for a senior candidate who is comfortable across the entire web stack and has experience building and maintaining production systems at scale. This person will be building features that our clients use every day. Our web stack consists primarily of Elixir (Phoenix and LiveView) with Postgres for data storage.

River is headquartered in Columbus, OH, and has raised more than $50 million from leading investors, including; Goldcrest, Kingsway, Polychain, M13, DG, and Valor.

What you will be doing

  • Architect and develop new features and products in the Elixir codebase powering our web applications and API

  • Work closely with product management to plan and scope new projects and initiatives

  • Write high-quality, tested code

  • Participate in code-reviews

  • Help shape the culture of the engineering organization for years to come

What we look for in you

  • 4+ years of experience in software engineering

  • You have designed, built and maintained production services at scale and understand how to build reliable systems

  • You write high-quality, reliable code and take ownership of systems you work on

  • You have experience developing solutions to ambiguous problems

  • You're excited about what we are building at River

  • You have a solid understanding of web security fundamentals

Nice to haves

  • Fintech experience

  • You have worked with Elixir, Kubernetes, Postgres

  • You have worked at a rapidly scaling company

  • Interest in Bitcoin

Location & Salary

  • 100% remote option available within the Americas and Europe, with offices in SF, NYC, and Columbus 

  • Salary range between $150,000 - $220,000 based on skills and experience 

  • Significant equity stock options

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits 

  • Unlimited PTO 

  • Parental Leave separate from regular PTO policy

  • 401k

Ready for Your Next Step?

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