Lead Full Stack Engineer, Media Products

CoinDesk is the most trusted media, events, indices and data company for the global crypto economy. Since 2013, CoinDesk Media has led the story of the future of money and investing, illuminating the transformation in society and culture that comes with it. Our award-winning team of journalists delivers news and unparalleled insights that bring transparency, comprehension and context. CoinDesk Events gathers the global crypto, blockchain and Web3 communities at annual events such as Consensus, the world’s largest and longest-running crypto festival. CoinDesk Indices offers expertise in digital asset indices, data and research to educate and empower investors. For more information on CoinDesk media and events, please visit http://coindesk.com [coindesk.com] and for breaking headlines, data and indices visit http://coindeskmarkets.com [coindeskmarkets.com]

In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. For more information on Bullish, please visit https://bullish.com . CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence.

Reports To:

Director, Engineering, CoinDesk

The Opportunity

Are 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

What You Have:

• 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

Bonus Points For:

• 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.

Equal Opportunity

In an effort to attract, retain, develop and promote the most qualified individuals, CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law. This mandate governs all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, promotion, training, education, social and recreation programs, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits.

Accommodation

CoinDesk is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@coindesk.com and let us know the nature of your request.