Software Engineer, Backend; Consumer - Trading

Why consider this job opportunity:

• Salary up to $256,500
• Bonus eligibility, equity options, and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects within a rapidly evolving industry
• Collaborative work environment with a focus on mentorship and professional growth
• Chance to contribute to the development of an open financial system that connects the world
• Flexible work arrangements with required in-person participation for team events

• Serve as the technical leader and strategist for the Consumer Portfolio team, defining multi-quarter technical strategies that intersect multiple financial products
• Architect, develop, and own distributed systems that power low-latency portfolio tracking for all Consumer users
• Provide technical structure and partner closely with management and stakeholders to translate business goals into a defined strategic roadmap
• Design and implement foundational, high-performance infrastructure components using tools like Kafka and Clickhouse
• Mentor and coach team members on advanced design techniques, coding standards, and best practices for building robust products

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous, high-impact problems
• Demonstrated experience with low-latency, event-driven, or distributed systems
• Strong background in building consumer-facing trading products or applications handling large amounts of streaming data
• Passion for building an open financial system that fosters global connectivity
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to cultivate a culture of positive energy and truth-seeking

• Experience with trading systems or portfolio management products
• Familiarity with the tech stack, including Golang, Clickhouse, Kafka, Redis, MongoDB
• Experience building financial, high-reliability, or security systems
• Background in Blockchains (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum) or crypto-related experience
• Experience with a company undergoing rapid growth (from 10 to hundreds of engineers)

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