About the company
Gemini is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange, wallet, and custodian that makes it simple and secure to buy bitcoin, ether, and other cryptocurrencies.
Job Summary
The Department: Software Engineering
Gemini is regulated and licensed like a bank, but it’s run like a tech startup, and engineering is the core of the company. There’s a wide range of tough problems to solve at Gemini – from properly securing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of customer funds, to developing innovative new blockchain products, to finding new techniques to combat fraud, to shaving microseconds off our API response times, and everything in between.
All of Gemini’s engineers are able to work across the software platform, not just on their own specialization or subteam. We value a thoughtful, collaborative software development process, coupled with a pragmatic approach to problem solving and delivering software.
The Role: Software Engineer Intern
As a member of our software engineering team, you’ll architect and solve complex problems that will directly influence the direction of the digital asset space. There’s a wide range of problems to solve at Gemini – from properly securing millions of dollars worth of customer funds, to developing innovative new blockchain products, to shaving microseconds off our API response times. We have a strong culture of code reviews, and a focus on security, with the end goal of writing and shipping high-quality code by getting things right the first time. We want to continue building the best product we can as we scale and grow our business. If you get excited about solving technical challenges that directly impact our customers, clients, and the rest of the Gemini team, we’d love to hear from you. There are opportunities for frontend and/or backend work depending on your interests and strengths.
Responsibilities:
Support new products and product features on the Gemini platform, as part of a tight knit team of two to eight developers. Partner with senior engineers to write automated tests to ensure the operation and correctness of new product features. Provide technical input and knowledge to the planning, design, and requirements process for new products and features. Review other software engineers’ code for correctness, style, and information security concerns. Improve the performance, maintainability, and operations of the Gemini code base by engaging in occasional refactoring and upgrade projects. Support your team’s production software by responding to an occasional alert or bug report.
Qualifications:
Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, computer engineering or comparable Current rising sophomore, junior or senior at a university or college A customer- and product-focused mindset, with the ability to make well-reasoned tradeoffs between speed and quality Interest and basic understanding of core Software Engineering and coding concepts Enjoys working collaboratively on a team Effectively communicates work status to teammates and manager Proactively asks questions and reaches out for help when stuck Voices concerns or need for clarification to their manager Accepts feedback graciously and learns from experience
It Pays to Work Here
We take a holistic approach to compensation at Gemini, which includes:
Competitive Compensation Flexible vacation policy Training and professional development