Software Engineering Intern - Prime Trade (Winter 2027)

BitGo · Toronto · First seen 2026-11-05

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  • Co-op
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  • Winter 2027 term

Winter 2027 Software Engineering co-op/intern role on BitGo's Prime Trade team in Toronto, Ontario.

Must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field (student status required).

Applicants must apply through the WaterlooWorks portal as well as this position.

Target pay is $70 CAD per hour for 2027 interns in Canada; work arrangement (onsite/hybrid/remote) and work authorization are not stated.

From the posting
term
Title: Software Engineering Intern - Prime Trade (Winter 2027)
locations
ATS location: Toronto; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
employment types
Please be sure to apply to WaterlooWorks Portal AND this position.
student status required
Pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
salary
the current target rate for 2027 interns in Canada is $70 CAD per hour
seniority
Software Engineering Intern
job function
Design and build strong, resilient, and robust services, APIs, and libraries
role family
Software Engineering Intern - Prime Trade (Winter 2027)
skills
Backend - Go, Typescript, PostgreSQL
skills
AI proficiency
education required
Pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
actionable
Design and build strong, resilient, and robust services, APIs, and libraries

Job description

BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from regulated cold storage. Since our founding in 2013, we have focused on enabling our clients to securely navigate the digital asset space. With a global presence and multiple Trust companies, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of retail investors worldwide. As the operational backbone of the digital economy, BitGo handles a significant portion of Bitcoin network transactions and is the largest independent digital asset custodian, and staking provider, in the world. For more information, visit www.bitgo.com.

Please be sure to apply to WaterlooWorks Portal AND this position.

Deep liquidity, seamless execution, and unmatched expertise—delivering performance without compromise. The Prime Trade Engineering team empowers BitGo’s global liquidity solutions, including OTC and E-Trade. Our platforms offer seamless trading without sacrificing the high standards of security offered in BitGo custodial accounts. The Engineering team ensures continuous delivery, reliable uptime, and minimal outages, and operates with accountability to, and alignment with, clients, business and product stakeholders.

About our stack: * Frontend - React, Typescript, NextJS * Backend - Go, Typescript, PostgreSQL * DevOps - Kubernetes, Docker, AWS

Responsibilities:

- Design and build strong, resilient, and robust services, APIs, and libraries, to power our trading, clearing and settlement financial services

- Develop functionality and scalability features in conjunction with the engineering and product teams

- Improve resilience of services through documentation, testing, and tooling

- Collaborate closely with the engineering team to ensure consistency in understanding of technical requirements and overall work quality

Requirements:

- Pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

- Fluency in at least one modern backend programming language

- AI proficiency

- Comfortable working full-stack

- Solid engineering fundamentals and passion for high quality code

- Product intuition, user empathy, ability to make sound UX decisions

- Strong work ethic

- Interest in crypto and blockchain preferred

- Interest in the financial industry

If you will be working from Canada: the current target rate for 2027 interns in Canada is $70 CAD per hour. If the market indicates this needs to change, we would share this with you during your interview process.

*Please note that we are required by law to pay you in the currency of the country you will be working from.*

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