Senior API Developer

About Uphold

The Web3 economy will redefine how financial value is held and transacted - with much activity shifting towards blockchain networks and digital assets.

Founded in 2013, Uphold is a Web3 financial platform that supports almost 300 digital assets and acts as Regulated Gateway to the Web3 economy.

Featuring integrations with 26 blockchain networks and a robust trading engine connected to 30 underlying venues, the platform allows users to trade ‘Anything-to-Anything’ while enjoying keen pricing and deep liquidity. 

Uphold has completed more than 120 million transactions worth $40 billion from 10 million customers in over 150 countries.

Both people and companies need to access this exciting Web3 world, but it can be technically demanding and time-consuming. 

Uphold strips away the complexity and lack of transparency to open up Web3 finance for everyone.

To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com.

The opportunity: 

Uphold is looking for an API Developer to join our Engineering team. As a Senior API Developer, you'll play a key role in spearheading a new business division within our group. You’ll join a team with the focus on crafting innovative solutions that harness the power of our 10+ years market-proven platform, empowering other enterprises to build upon this robust foundation.

You'll thrive in a tech-driven environment that prioritizes excellence, utilizing state-of-the-art open-source technologies to drive your projects forward. This is an exciting opportunity for you to take the lead in developing and owning mission-critical technologies in a highly dynamic industry.

What you’ll be doing primarily:

Identify and design APIs needed to address business requirements.

Making crucial technical architectural decisions.

Writing high quality code with performance and scalability in mind.

Specifying interfaces and technologies for future customer use.

Collaborating with product managers, engineers and other project stakeholders throughout the software development life cycle (planning, design, implementation, deployment and support).

Developing APIs designed to cater to millions of customers.

Taking ownership of the complete lifecycle of API changes.

Managing automation and orchestration of environments including production.

Overseeing maintenance tasks and providing on-call support when necessary.

Required qualifications:

Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent.

Five or more years of relevant experience in constructing SaaS or API-driven applications.

Experience with public API platforms in financial services space (banks or fintechs).

Proficiency with REST or GraphQL API (bonus if FIX experience, not a requirement).

Understanding of the core API platform architecture principles, such as idempotency, API versioning, API security, API traffic monitoring, etc.

Expertise in architecting software development.

Hands-on experience with tools related to the API development and deployment, such as API testing tools (e.g. Postman), API gateways, API documentation generators, API log monitors, etc.

Demonstrated proficiency in both building and utilizing highly scalable APIs.

Hands-on experience with microservices architecture.

Proficiency with the following technologies: Node.js, gRPC, PostgreSQL, Docker and Kubernetes.

Strong understanding of relational (preferably PostgreSQL) and/or non-relational databases (e.g. Redis / Valkey).

Familiarity with the following technology providers (or similar): AWS, DataDog, Sentry, Cloudflare, PagerDuty.

Excellent communication skills and a team player with the ability to work in cross-functional teams, and with a great attitude.

Fluent written and oral English communication skills.

Bonus if you have:

Fluency in cryptocurrencies or other digital assets as they are core to our business.

Community talks, certifications, and/or blog posts on your interests and research.

Open source project contributions of any kind, such as tools developed to solve specific problems you’ve had or fixing issues on existing projects.

What we have to offer you:

Innovation and Impact: Be a part of a company driving innovation and making meaningful impact. Work on cutting-edge projects in a stimulating and challenging work environment.

Competitive Compensation: We offer a salary, performance-based bonuses, and comprehensive benefits.

Strong Company Culture: Join a supportive and positive work environment built on shared values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence.

Work closely decision makers, business unit owners and executive team

Global All-Hands Calls: Regular sessions to share updates, strategize, and foster connections.

Development: Opportunities for training and mentorship programs.

Flexibility: Work from home, from other locations or slightly different hours available.

Inclusive and Diverse Environment: Foster an environment where different perspectives are valued.

Benefits: 

Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.

Home office stipend to support the setup of a productive home office.

Generous PTO, healthcare coverage, and employee assistance programs.

Interesting and fun events and celebrations.

Foodie culture and well-stocked office kitchen.

Join our team and embark on a fulfilling career where you'll have the opportunity to grow, innovate, and contribute to something meaningful. Come and be a part of our talented team!

If this job isn’t exactly what you are looking for, visit our careers page to check out all our exciting opportunities.  

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