8eda4ab8-41d Staff Backend Engineer - Digital Credentials We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to join our Digital Credentials team. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will define the technical direction of a new VDC identity ecosystem and set the standard for how we build it.

This role demands deep technical expertise in backend architecture and the ability to influence decisions across the team and adjacent engineering groups. You will thrive in a fast-paced, zero-to-one environment, cutting through ambiguity to drive product-market fit.

In practice, that means using AI tools for architectural reasoning and design review, generating and validating test coverage, accelerating code review cycles, and helping engineers build judgment about when AI output is trustworthy and when it isn't.

You'll define what 'good' looks like here and bring the team along. You'll also be a force multiplier - mentoring senior engineers, raising the technical bar through architecture.

Proactively shape the technical strategy and architecture of a greenfield VDC identity ecosystem, partnering with principal engineers to ensure decisions prioritize open standards and interoperability.

Own architectural decisions in a fast-moving environment - balancing rapid delivery with long-term scalability, security, and platform integrity.

Identify and mitigate technical risks before they become blockers; escalate dependencies early and widely.

Own production health for your systems - incident response, root cause identification, and driving operational improvement projects (monitoring coverage, alert reduction, runbook quality).

Champion high engineering standards across the team, including rigorous code reviews, comprehensive unit/functional testing, and architectural review processes to ensure the platform is tamper-proof.

Drive continual evolution in the adoption of AI-native development practices, helping the team rethink how we design, review, and ship software with AI as a core part of the workflow.

Proactively identify and prioritize tech debt; drive improvements in areas beyond feature work - CI/CD, observability, documentation, reliability, and support processes.

Partner with Product and Design to understand and own the desired customer outcome, not just the technical deliverable.

Actively invest in the growth of peer engineers, taking responsibility for raising the technical bar of the team as a whole.

Operates well beyond basic AI tool usage - understands how to apply AI meaningfully across the full software development lifecycle, can evaluate and adopt new AI tooling with good judgment, and is able to establish practices and bring a team along.

Proven experience defining scalable backend architectures and integrating complex APIs with modern web technologies - including the ability to make and defend architectural decisions with lasting org-wide impact.

Solid understanding of web authentication and authorization fundamentals - how auth flows work, token-based access (JWT, OAuth), and best practices for securing sensitive user data.

Deep expertise in building highly reliable, secure, enterprise-grade software using Java or Node.js.

Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript, with the ability to navigate and contribute to the frontend to unblock feature development.

Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, with experience designing and operating large-scale services on AWS.

Hands-on experience with identity protocols such as OIDC4VP, OIDC4VCI, OAuth, and the W3C Verifiable Credentials data model.

Prior experience leading a team of engineers through a meaningful shift in ways of working - whether around AI adoption, developer tooling, or engineering culture change.

Practical knowledge of cryptography: public/private key infrastructure (PKI), digital signatures, and hashing, particularly in the context of Verifiable Credentials or DIDs.

Experience building or maintaining publicly released SDKs used by external developers.

Experience in one of the following areas is preferred: developing Identity and Access Management (IAM) tooling, working with blockchain technology, or contributing to a 'zero-to-one' startup-like team.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between $160,000-$220,000 CAD.

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]]> full-time staff hybrid $160,000-$220,000 CAD backend architecture, AI tools, architectural reasoning, design review, test coverage, code review cycles, web authentication, authorization, Java, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, cloud architecture, AWS, identity protocols, OIDC4VP, OIDC4VCI, OAuth, W3C Verifiable Credentials data model, leading a team of engineers, developer tooling, engineering culture change, cryptography, public/private key infrastructure, digital signatures, hashing, Verifiable Credentials, DIDs, SDKs, Identity and Access Management, blockchain technology Engineering Technology Okta https://logos.yubhub.co/okta.com.png Okta is a cloud identity and access management company that provides a platform for managing user identities and access to applications and resources. https://www.okta.com/ https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/okta/jobs/7542109 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2026-04-18 576661da-536 Member of Technical Staff, Security Engineering At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.\n\nWe are seeking a highly skilled Member of Technical Staff, Security Engineering to join our team. This role will be responsible for developing and implementing high-quality, secure code for cryptographic controls throughout our infrastructure.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\n* Develop and implement high-quality, secure code for cryptographic controls throughout our infrastructure.\n* Review code throughout the technology stack and help engineering teams resolve issues related to security guardrails.\n* Foster an efficient testing culture while reducing technical debt and unnecessary processes.\n\nComplexity and Impact of Work:\n\n* Build robust, resilient components that are easily integrated by other teams to ensure asset and data security.\n* Develop and maintain threat models for cryptosystem guarantees, both internal and external.\n* Monitor technical debt and proactively identify areas for improvement.\n* Lead or substantially contribute to medium and large Security Team initiatives with minimal oversight.\n* Coordinate team members across engineering boundaries and drive projects from inception to completion.\n\nOrganizational Knowledge:\n\n* Understand and help implement the company's strategy by participating in planning and defining the Security Team's strategic goals in alignment with Anchorage Digital's overall objectives.\n* Stay alert to emerging company objectives and industry trends that could affect organizational success.\n* Consider security holistically across the entire product ecosystem while fostering a security-first company culture.\n\nCommunication and Influence:\n\n* Share knowledge broadly across the team while preventing single points of failure.\n* Mentor and guide engineers throughout the Engineering team.\n* Collaborate across teams to solve problems, review specifications, and engage in technical discussions.\n* Communicate insights and recommendations clearly to improve processes and address technical debt.\n\nYou may be a fit for this role if you have:\n\n* A strong foundation in applied cryptography, including symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing algorithms, digital signatures, key exchange protocols, and common cryptographic libraries.\n* Experience with the configuration and use of Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) for secure key generation, storage, and management.\n* Understanding and implementation of various authentication and authorization mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication, OAuth 2.0, and role-based access control (RBAC).\n* Ability to identify and assess potential threats to systems and applications, and effectively prioritize mitigation strategies.\n* Developed computer science fundamentals, such as concurrency, algorithms, and data structures.\n* Genuine care about code quality and test infrastructure.\n* Prioritization of security, end-user experience, and business value over 'cool tech'.\n\nAlthough not a requirement, bonus points if:\n\n* You read blockchain protocol white papers for fun, and stay up to date with the proliferation of cryptoasset innovations.\n* You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system.

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]]> full-time staff remote cryptography, symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing algorithms, digital signatures, key exchange protocols, Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), authentication and authorization, multi-factor authentication, OAuth 2.0, role-based access control (RBAC), threat modeling, computer science fundamentals, concurrency, algorithms, data structures Engineering Finance Anchorage Digital https://logos.yubhub.co/anchorage.com.png Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure, https://anchorage.com https://jobs.lever.co/anchorage/e5d0f1ac-3126-481e-857f-db6ae8eb67e9 United States 2026-04-17