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Director, Engineering, CoinDeskThe OpportunityAre you passionate about building high-performance systems that power media and content distribution at scale? We're seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to drive the development of our next-generation media platforms and lead a team of engineers to deliver exceptional user experiences for our global audience. This role is all about designing and building fast, scalable, and reliable systems that deliver real-time content and data to millions of users.
You'll be working on products that distribute, aggregate, and personalize content, ensuring our users have access to the latest insights and information whenever they need it. This includes building robust APIs, developing engaging front-end experiences, and optimizing infrastructure for performance and scalability.
This is a unique opportunity to make a significant technical and strategic impact in the media space by leading hands-on development and architectural initiatives that will shape the future of media consumption for the global crypto community.
What You'll Do:Architect and build highly scalable, fault-tolerant systems for content distribution at scale
Mentor engineers and drive technical strategy, balancing performance, maintainability, and business needs
Develop full stack applications with React, TypeScript, and Next.js that deliver content and interactive features
Build production-grade APIs with focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
Optimize for performance including SEO strategies, page speed, and Core Web Vitals
8+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of leading complex technical projects
Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, React.js, Node.js, and RESTful API development
Experience with Go or Python for backend development, or ability to quickly learn these languages
Production API experience including REST API design, versioning, rate limiting, and authentication
Cloud platform experience with AWS or GCP and containerization with Docker
Database experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases, caching strategies, and data modeling
Leadership experience mentoring engineers and contributing to technical decision-making
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar.
Media & Scale Experience
Experience building content management systems, media APIs, or digital asset management platforms
Understanding of content distribution networks and performance optimization for media applications
Knowledge of SEO best practices, server-side rendering (Next.js), and web performance optimization
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and DevSecOps practices
API gateway solutions, microservices architecture, and distributed systems patterns
Content monetization systems, ad management platforms, or subscription/paywall implementations
Sanity CMS or other headless CMS solutions
React Native for mobile development
Financial data APIs or cryptocurrency/blockchain systems
Bullish US LLC & CoinDesk Inc. are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $200,000 - $250,000 + discretionary annual target bonus + performance incentives/benefits. Offered salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and commensurate experience.
Bullish is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are fast evolving and striving towards being a globally-diverse community. With integrity at our core, our success is driven by a talented team of individuals and the different perspectives they are encouraged to bring to work every day.
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What We Do
Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services. Bullish services are regulated in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar. These include: Bullish Exchange – a regulated and institutionally focused digital assets spot and derivatives exchange, integrating a high-performance central limit order book matching engine with automated market making to provide deep and predictable liquidity. CoinDesk Indices – a collection of tradable proprietary and single-asset benchmarks and indices that track the performance of digital assets for global institutions in the digital assets and traditional finance industries. CoinDesk Data - a broad suite of digital assets market data and analytics, providing real-time insights into prices, trends, and market dynamics. CoinDesk Insights – a digital asset media and events provider and operator of Coindesk.com, a digital media platform that covers news and insights about digital assets, the underlying markets, policy, and blockchain technology. For more information, please visit bullish.com and follow LinkedIn and X.
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