At River, we are committed to building financial solutions that power a transparent and efficient global economic system made possible by Bitcoin. To that end, we have built leading Bitcoin brokerage and custody products to keep our clients ahead of the curve. We aim to bring premier Bitcoin banking solutions that offer a full array of financial services to our clients.

We are looking for a senior candidate who is comfortable across the entire web stack and has experience building and maintaining production systems at scale. This person will be building features that our clients use every day. Our web stack consists primarily of Elixir (Phoenix and LiveView) with Postgres for data storage.

River is headquartered in Columbus, OH, and has raised more than $50 million from leading investors, including; Goldcrest, Kingsway, Polychain, M13, DG, and Valor.

What you will be doing

  • Architect and develop new features and products in the Elixir codebase powering our web applications and API
  • Work closely with product management to plan and scope new projects and initiatives
  • Write high-quality, tested code
  • Participate in code-reviews
  • Help shape the culture of the engineering organization for years to come

What we look for in you

  • 4+ years of experience in software engineering
  • You have designed, built and maintained production services at scale and understand how to build reliable systems
  • You write high-quality, reliable code and take ownership of systems you work on
  • You have experience developing solutions to ambiguous problems
  • You're excited about what we are building at River
  • You have a solid understanding of web security fundamentals

Nice to haves

  • Fintech experience
  • You have worked with Elixir, Kubernetes, Postgres
  • You have worked at a rapidly scaling company
  • Interest in Bitcoin

Location & Salary

  • 100% remote option available within the Americas and Europe, with offices in SF, NYC, and Columbus 
  • Salary range between $150,000 - $220,000 based on skills and experience 
  • Significant equity stock options
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits 
  • Unlimited PTO 
  • Parental Leave separate from regular PTO policy
  • 401k

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