River is constructing "the world's most trusted financial institution to empower people to take ownership of their financial lives through Bitcoin." The organization has secured over $50 million in funding from prominent investors including Goldcrest, Kingsway, Polychain, M13, DG, and Valor. The company demonstrates transparency by publicly sharing financials and proof of reserves.
River seeks a senior engineer comfortable across the full web stack with production system experience at scale. The successful candidate will develop features used daily by clients, working with a tech foundation of Elixir, React, and Postgres.
- Architect and develop new features and products in the React + Elixir codebase powering web applications and APIs
- Collaborate closely with product management on planning and scoping new projects and initiatives
- Write high-quality, tested code
- Participate in code reviews
- Help shape the engineering organization's culture going forward
- 4+ years of software engineering experience
- Demonstrated success designing, building, and maintaining production services at scale with understanding of reliable system architecture
- Writes high-quality, reliable code and takes ownership of systems
- Experience developing solutions to ambiguous problems
- Genuine enthusiasm for River's mission
- Solid understanding of web security fundamentals
- Fintech experience
- Experience with React, Elixir, Postgres, and Kubernetes
- Background at rapidly scaling companies
- Bitcoin interest
- Salary Range: $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)
- 401(k)
100% remote option available within the Americas and Europe, with physical offices in San Francisco, New York City, and Columbus.