Associate/VP, Back-End Software Engineer

Who We Are:

Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, growing the economy that runs on code. Galaxy delivers the onchain infrastructure that connects institutions to digital assets, including trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization. Galaxy also develops and operates data center infrastructure to power AI and HPC workloads. Anchored by its Helios campus in Texas, Galaxy is building a multi-gigawatt pipeline of more than 5.7 GW of potential capacity, positioning it among the largest and fastest-growing data center developers in North America.

The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Additional information about Galaxy's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com .

What We Value:

We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.

Seek Excellence.

Be Selective To Be Effective.

Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.

Disagree Transparently.

Encourage Independent Decision-Making.

Build Dream Teams.

Who You Are:

We are seeking a talented Back-End Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience to join our global engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing and supporting back-end services using languages such as Java (Spring Boot, Vert.x) or Python (FastAPI) and working in a global fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Do:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable back-end systems to support Galaxy’s diverse business lines (e.g. Custody, Defi, Trading etc), primarily focusing on the onboarding of new custodial and execution accounts and venues.

Partner with the tech lead to discuss, shape, and finalize high-level system design and technical approach for medium-to-large initiatives.

Collaborate with globally distributed cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

Optimize and improve existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Drive impact analysis and detailed design, and translate designs into clear engineering tasks for implementation.

Automate business workflows to increase operational and capital efficiency.

Remain hands-on by implementing core components, pairing with engineers when needed.

Own services in production end-to-end, including deployment, monitoring, and ongoing reliability.

Troubleshoot and resolve production issues in a timely manner.

We’re Looking For:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on back-end development.

Strong proficiency in Java, Python and/or other languages used for back-end development.

Experience with database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and ORM frameworks.

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Demonstrated ability to balance design work and hands-on delivery

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Interest in Cryptocurrency and building the future.

Fluent in English

Bonus Points:  

Experience working in Traditional Finance or Cryptocurrency supporting trading, middle-office or back-office systems.

Experience with the following technologies:

Agentic AI tools such as Claude Code or Codex.

Containerization and container orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Kafka or message-based architectures.

Experience with the full lifecycle development of a commercial system, including: requirements definition, agile planning, releasing, and production support

Familiarity with Agile methodologies and software development best practices.

Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture and event-driven design.

What We Offer:

Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus

Competitive paid time off

Hybrid Working Arrangements 

Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents

Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace

Generous paid Parental Leave

Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry

Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues

Employee Resource Groups

*Benefits may vary depending on location. Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact [email removed].