Associate, Finance Engineering

Who We Are:

At Galaxy we are building products and services to help the world invest in economic progress. We believe crypto and blockchain innovations will permeate and improve all aspects of our global economy. Our vision is a society where value and ownership flow as freely as information. Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and individuals access and navigate the crypto economy. As one of the most well-capitalized and trusted companies in the industry, we provide platform solutions custom-made for a digitally native ecosystem across three complementary operating businesses: Global Markets, Asset Management, and Digital Infrastructure Solutions. Our offerings include, amongst others, trading, lending, strategic advisory services, institutional-grade investment solutions across passive, active and venture strategies, proprietary bitcoin mining and hosting services, network validator services, and the development of enterprise custodial technology. Galaxy’s CEO and Founder Michael Novogratz leads a team of crypto enthusiasts, and institutional veterans focused on the future of finance and Web3. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with global offices across North America, Europe and Asia.

Additional information about the Company's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.

What We Value:

We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.

• Seek Excellence.
• Be Selective To Be Effective.
• Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
• Disagree Transparently.
• Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
• Build Dream Teams.

Who You Are:

We are seeking a software engineer to join our Financial Engineering team; where you'll take on a critical role in ensuring the Finance team technical needs are met. You will be primarily responsible for identifying key issues impacting business, supporting, maintaining and optimizing existing systems.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and finance, playing a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of financial applications in a fast-paced, impact-driven environment.

You should have a strong background in software development, primarily Python/SQL, with the ability to navigate systems built on other languages as needed, and genuine interest in crypto and finance.

You should have the ability to work independently, have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a desire to own issues and see them through to resolution.

 

What You’ll Do:

• Provide first-line support to internal clients. This involves dealing with queries from clients and identifying and resolving issues
• Collaborate with the Finance Engineering team to maintain and enhance existing solutions
• Work with internal clients to develop new solutions
• Contribute to new Finance Engineering initiatives

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience communicating and providing first-line support for business clients
• Excellent programming skills in Python (working knowledge of Pandas/PySpark)
• Excellent knowledge of relational databases and SQL
• Experience with AWS (S3, Secrets, etc.)
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and navigate unfamiliar challenges independently

Bonus Points: 

• Experience in debugging, incident response, and system monitoring is highly desirable.
• Technical experience with Databricks or any similar Delta Lake platforms
• Experience working with large datasets
• Experience with configuration systems (YAML, JSON)
• Experience with terraform
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with Go, C#, or Java
• Familiarity with financial statements (e.g. balance sheets, income statements / PnL).
• Familiarity with Crypto trading (spot, DeFi, and derivatives)

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
• 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

*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.