Job Description
Galaxy is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, delivering solutions that accelerate progress in finance and artificial intelligence. We believe that blockchain and digital asset innovation will transform how value moves through the world – and we're building the products and services to make that future a reality.
Our institutional digital assets platform spans trading, investment banking, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization technology. We also invest in and operate cutting-edge data center infrastructure to power AI and high-performance computing, addressing the growing demand for scalable energy and compute in the U.S.
We work at the intersection of finance and technology, helping institutions, startups, and developers navigate a digitally native economy. Led by CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz, our team blends deep crypto expertise with institutional experience and a shared commitment to shaping the future of Web3 and AI.
Galaxy is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Company Values
- Seek Excellence
- Be Selective To Be Effective
- Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled
- Disagree Transparently
- Encourage Independent Decision-Making
- Build Dream Teams
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust Java-based backend systems using Spring Boot and related technologies
- Build and optimize microservices and APIs to support high-throughput, low-latency trading operations
- Work on Kafka-based message processing systems for real-time data pipelines
- Develop asynchronous and reactive services for scalability and performance
- Collaborate with product managers and QA to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business needs
- Participate in architectural discussions and technical decision-making
- Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following best practices
- Debug, profile, and optimize production systems for reliability and performance
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices to ensure smooth deployments
Job Requirements
- 7–10 years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on Java/J2EE
- Deep expertise in Spring Boot, REST APIs, and enterprise Java patterns
- Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, etc.) including SQL query optimization
- Strong experience with message brokers, especially Kafka, for high-throughput, distributed systems
- Proficiency in asynchronous programming and concurrent processing
- In-depth knowledge of microservices architecture and cloud-native application development
- Proven experience working in trading systems, financial platforms, or capital markets
- Experience with version control systems (Git), build tools (Maven/Gradle), and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus
- Good understanding of software design principles, performance tuning, and system scalability
- Crypto experience is a plus
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with event-driven architectures, stream processing frameworks (e.g., Kafka Streams, Flink), or in-memory data grids
- Exposure to DevOps practices, observability (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary, bonus, and equity compensation
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents
- Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions
- Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
- Employee Resource Groups
Salary Range
The base salary ranges included below will be commensurate with candidate experience, expertise and local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise. At Galaxy, we maintain a total compensation philosophy which consists of a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity incentives.
Base Salary Range: $175,000—$190,000 USD
Equal Opportunity Employer
Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
