Senior Software Engineer II

High impact domains you might join

• Fund Operations: Building the core engine that powers our vision of an operating system for private capital, simplifying complex accounting workflows.
• Investor Reporting: Developing features that enable investment firms and audit partners to share accurate, timely performance data.
• Risk & Compliance: Scaling the infrastructure that ensures security and transparency across billions of dollars in assets.

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will lead technically complex projects and serve as a multiplier for your team. You’ll work to:

• Drive Implementation: Lead the execution of complex technical projects, driving them from concept to production while maintaining high standards for performance and reliability.
• Simplify Systems: Dig deep into our architecture to identify opportunities to simplify code and infrastructure, prioritizing changes that have a measurable business impact.
• Leverage Modern Tooling: Use the best AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate your workflow, improve code quality, and spend more of your time solving the high-level logic and unconventional problems.
• Foster Growth: Act as a mentor and coach, raising the technical bar for your peers through diligent PR reviews and architectural guidance.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product and design to ensure we are building the right solution for the user, not just following a specification.

• The Tech Stack: You have experience with (or a desire to learn) our core technologies:
  Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka. We also utilize Java, gRPC, and AWS.
• Execution: You can break down complex user stories into actionable tasks and execute them with minimal guidance.
• Strategic Mindset: You understand the "why" behind your code and can articulate technical trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Experience: We recommend 8+ years of professional software engineering experience for this level.

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