Software Engineer - Remote

Work from anywhere, impact everywhere

Diversity is at the heart of who we are at Xapo Bank. We’re a fully distributed team of over 180 Xapiens that work remotely from 40+ countries around the world.

Our beginning: A world that enjoys economic freedom and wealth protection, no matter where you live or who is running your country. To achieve that, we search the world for the best people for the job. We work hard, think globally, and inspire each other to learn and grow. We are committed to changing the way things are done.

Risk is inherent in all of our business activities and managing risk well is the responsibility of every Xapien. Sound risk management enables us to serve our customers and deliver value for our shareholders, and helps make Xapo a great place to work.

Although we are headquartered in Gibraltar, this is a full time, 100% remote position. Work from anywhere!

Position Overview

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our engineering function. At Xapo, we are building truly cross-functional teams with full ownership of design, architecture, building, testing, delivery, data, and operations. You will collaborate closely with fellow team members from the product, apps, design, and QA communities of practice. You will be part of the product team (we call them SATs, or Stream Aligned Teams, as per Team Topologies) in charge of the Activation, Subscriptions, Engagement, Referrals, and Communication aspects of Xapo products.

As a Software Engineer, you will develop a high-impact service, guide technical good practices, and play an active role in the Development Community of practice. You will shape and execute architectural and technical patterns used in the company to solve the problems for operational teams, improve UX, and cause a WOW effect in the eyes of our Members. With that in mind, you will have an immense impact on how the future of finance looks like.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and deploying backend services focusing on high availability, fault tolerance, low latency, and security.
• Take full end-to-end responsibility for the services your team owns, from development to production, quality, operations, and data.
• Working closely in cross-functional teams where everyone is responsible for the outcome.
• Build a great place to work for talented and motivated people.
• Develop innovative solutions with Bitcoin at its core.

Skills Needed

• Significant software engineering experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages (we use Python).
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills, comfortable preparing high-quality documentation and designs to aid understanding and knowledge sharing.
• Understanding the microservices architecture, container-based 12-factor apps, and cloud-native patterns around fault tolerance.
• Experience building services that can be deployed on demand, quickly, and with quality.
• Track record of delivering highly scalable asynchronous software.
• Experience in using Event Driven Architecture and Domain Driven Design.
• Excellent understanding of CI/CD patterns and good practice.
• Experience building contract-first services and adopting patterns and frameworks to enable appropriate automated testing at the unit, contract, service, and end-to-end levels.
• Understand the role of high-quality observability in building highly scalable and performant software.

Technology Stack

• AWS
• Docker
• Python (Django, Flask)
• MySQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• PostgreSQL
• Node.js
• Java
• BigQuery

Other Requirements

• A dedicated workspace
• A reliable internet connection with the fastest speed possible in your area
• Alignment with Our Values and the Xapo Values-Driven Leadership principles.

Why Work for Xapo?

IMPACT GLOBALLY, WORK REMOTELY.

• Shape the Future: Improve lives through cutting-edge technology, work 100% remotely from anywhere in the world.
• Great work-life