River

About River

River is building the world's most trusted financial institution for Bitcoin. You will join a company dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses to master their financial lives with Bitcoin, the incorruptible digital money. River delivers a comprehensive platform where clients buy, sell, secure, and use Bitcoin. This includes a brokerage, mining services, and secure custody solutions. They operate one of the largest Lightning Network nodes globally, facilitating rapid and low-cost Bitcoin transactions. River has raised $70 million in funding, including a $35 million Series B, from investors like Kingsway Capital and Peter Thiel, validating their mission and impact. They serve individual and business clients across 48 U.S. states.

How We Work

River fosters a culture of ownership and transparency. You will contribute to a team that values high-quality, reliable code and takes long-term responsibility for critical systems. They encourage open problem-solving and clear communication. The company publicly releases financials and proof of reserves, building trust with both clients and employees.

Engineering at River

Engineers at River build and maintain production systems at scale, solving complex challenges in the Bitcoin financial services space. You will work on robust backend systems and sophisticated data pipelines. The team leverages technologies like Elixir, React, Postgres, XGBoost, PyTorch, and Python. They tackle problems involving noisy, imbalanced, and real-world data, constantly refining models for fraud, compliance, growth, and operations. This is an environment where you design and architect innovative solutions, ensuring scalability and performance for a rapidly growing platform.

Why Join Us

• Shape the future of Bitcoin financial services, empowering global financial freedom.
• Work with a transparent company that publicly shares its financials and proof of reserves.
• Solve challenging, real-world problems with advanced ML models and robust engineering practices.
• Receive significant equity stock options in a well-funded, rapidly scaling company.
• Benefit from unlimited PTO and comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.

Benefits & Perks

• Significant equity stock options
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental Leave separate from regular PTO policy
• 401k
• Competitive salary ranges: $150K - $250K (ML Engineer), $200K - $250K (Staff Software Engineer)