CoinDesk combines crypto journalism, live events and digital asset indices on a Node.js, React, TypeScript and Python stack running on GCP with Kubernetes and Terraform. Job posts point well beyond media: low-latency trading paths, clearing risk systems and BSA/AML compliance programs suggest a push into regulated market infrastructure, backed by a senior-heavy hiring mix spanning engineering, ops and security.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Events, Creative Director
CoinDesk is a New York-based, privately held company founded in 2013 that covers the crypto economy through news, events, indices and data. Its media arm publishes reporting and analysis on digital assets and blockchain, while its events business runs gatherings for the crypto and Web3 community, including Consensus. A separate indices unit provides digital asset benchmarks, data and research for investors. The company employs 51–200 people and hires in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Cayman Islands.
CoinDesk uses Node.js, React, TypeScript, Python, Next.js and Rust, runs on GCP with Kubernetes and Terraform, and relies on Sanity, Stripe, Auth0, Salesforce, HubSpot, Amplitude and LaunchDarkly.
Job posts cite BSA/AML and OFAC compliance programs, market data ingestion infrastructure, clearing risk systems, low-latency trading paths, regulatory reporting pipelines and AI copilots.
CoinDesk hires in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Cayman Islands, with roles concentrated in engineering, operations, sales and security, mostly at senior level.
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