Senior Software Engineer

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At Compound Planning, we’re building the next-generation financial planning platform, and we need software engineers to help deliver that vision. As a Senior Software Engineer
, you will play a crucial role in delivering a best‑in‑class experience that empowers clients to understand their comprehensive financial picture, collaborate seamlessly with advisors, and unlock powerful financial solutions. You’ll work in a collaborative, cross‑functional team of engineers, product managers, and designers, using modern technologies to build high‑quality, scalable, and innovative software. Your contributions will directly impact the success of our product and company.

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality applications.
• Lead feature implementation and own the end-to-end delivery of new features and enhancements, from concept to deployment.
• Design elegant, scalable, and maintainable software solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and engineers to bring ideas to life.
• Contribute to system architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
• Review code, mentor teammates, and share best practices to elevate team performance.
• Triage and resolve software defects, continuously improving application quality and user experience.
• Stay at the forefront of development trends and innovations, driving technical excellence while delivering for the business.
• Actively participate in agile software development, including planning, code reviews, demo and retrospectives.

• 4+ years of experience delivering high-quality software.
• Experience building APIs, backend systems, and app architecture.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more languages.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals and software engineering best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguous and evolving requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills within an agile team.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• A growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning and improvement.
• Ability to work core hours that align with US time zones.

• Strong grasp of modern, lean, web-application technologies.
• Familiarity creating integrations with external data sources and/or world-class data visualizations.
• Experience in Fin Tech or working in a startup environment.
• Familiarity with tools like Node.js, React, Next.js, Postgres, and AWS services.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of security best practices.
• Building, optimizing, or integrating AI/ML solutions.
• Mobile development experience.

Join us at Compound Planning and help shape the future of financial planning delivering a world‑class experience!