Lead Full Stack Engineer, Media Products

About Bullish

Bullish is an institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services. 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. Bullish Exchange is regulated in Germany, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar. 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.

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 perfo