Vice President, Senior Backend Developer - Lending/Commercial (Mumbai)

This role is a Senior Back End Developer (Lending/Commercial) for an exciting new business initiative at Galaxy.

In this position, you’ll design, develop, and optimize robust, scalable software back end that powers our web and mobile applications for a new product offering.

You will join a team of back-end developers, ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of our platforms while collaborating with front-end, product, and infrastructure teams.

Your expertise will help drive the architecture of our product offerings, supporting Galaxy’s mission to innovate in the crypto economy.

This role is office-based and candidates must be based in Mumbai, India, to qualify.

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance back-end systems, APIs, and databases that support the business’s web and mobile applications.
• Help foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of features and services.
• Architect scalable, secure, and efficient server-side solutions that meet fintech industry standards and handle high transaction volumes.
• Implement best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment, including code reviews and automated testing frameworks.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in back-end development, blockchain, and fintech to recommend innovative improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience in back-end development, with at least 2 years in a senior role.
• Hands-on development experience in Node, Express, TypeScript and related frameworks like Nest.js to build REST API's and other services.
• Strong experience with SQL and some exposure to NoSQL is nice to have.
• Experience with Microservices and Event based architecture.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience in using Caching and Messaging Queues like Kafka.
• Experience using Postman and Git / Bitbucket.

• Prior experience working in a startup, taking a product from zero to one.
• Experience in financial markets or brokerages.

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
• Competitive paid time off
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees and their eligible dependents
• Free virtual coaching sessions through Headspace
• Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
• Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues

Benefits may vary depending on location.

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.

If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact careers@galaxy.com.