About the company
Founded in 2017, Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions. With the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, Anchorage Digital offers institutions an unparalleled combination of secure custody, regulatory compliance, product breadth, and client service. We’re looking to diversify our team with people who are humble, creative, and eager to learn. We are a remote friendly, global team, but provide the option of working in-office in New York City, Sioux Falls, Porto, Lisbon, and Singapore. For our colleagues not located near our beautiful offices, we encourage and sponsor quarterly in-person collaboration days to work together and further deepen our Village.
Job Summary
You may be a fit for this role if you have:
📍Cryptography: You possess a strong foundation in applied cryptography, including symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing algorithms, digital signatures, key exchange protocols, and common cryptographic libraries. 📍Security Architecture and Implementation: You can contribute to the design and implementation of secure systems, with a focus on security best practices and industry standards. Golang, C++, Python. 📍Hardware Security Modules (HSMs): You have experience with the configuration and use of HSMs for secure key generation, storage, and management, and understand their role in protecting sensitive cryptographic operations. 📍Authentication and Authorization: You understand and can implement various authentication and authorization mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication, OAuth 2.0, and role-based access control (RBAC). 📍Threat Modeling: You can identify and assess potential threats to systems and applications, and effectively prioritize mitigation strategies. You have developed “computer science fundamentals”, i.e. concurrency, algorithms, and data structures (Formal CS degree NOT required). 📍You genuinely care about code quality and test infrastructure. 📍You prioritize security, end-user experience, and business value over “cool tech.” 📍You self-describe as some combination of the following: creative, humble, ambitious, detail-oriented, hardworking, trustworthy, eager to learn, methodical, action-oriented, and tenacious.
Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
📍In your mind the word “crypto” stands for cryptography, not cryptocurrency. 📍You read blockchain protocol white papers for fun, and stay up to date with the proliferation of cryptoasset innovations. 📍You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system
The future of finance is here — whether you’re interested in blockchain, cryptocurrency, or remote web3 jobs, there’s a perfect role waiting for you.
