Staff Backend Engineer, Custody Core (Crypto Security)
SoFi·CA - San Francisco; WA - Seattle; NY - New York City; TX - Frisco; UT - Cottonwood Heights; MT - Helena; FL - Jacksonville·onsite
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Compensation
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The role
We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to help build the next generation of SoFi's digital asset custody platform. This engineer will design and develop the core services that power secure custody, blockchain transaction processing, wallet infrastructure, and institutional digital asset products.
This role sits at the center of crypto infrastructure, working closely with Security, Platform Engineering, Product, Treasury, and Operations to build highly available systems responsible for protecting customer assets.
The ideal candidate enjoys solving distributed systems problems, designing resilient APIs, and building financial infrastructure where security and reliability are first-class requirements.
What you’ll do:
Design and build backend services supporting SoFi's digital asset custody platform
Develop secure transaction orchestration services for deposits, withdrawals, transfers, staking, and treasury operations
Build integrations with custody providers, blockchain infrastructure, and institutional settlement networks
Design APIs supporting retail and institutional crypto products
Develop services supporting wallet lifecycle management and blockchain interactions
Improve platform resiliency through redundancy, disaster recovery, observability, and automated recovery mecha