Senior Software Engineer; Tech Lead), Customer Domain Engineering Un

Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead), Customer Domain Engineering

At Forge, we are technology innovators dedicated to building best‑in‑class infrastructure to power a global private market. We focus on liquidity solutions, data insights, and a vibrant marketplace that connects companies, employees, and investors.

Our software engineering team pushes cutting‑edge technologies to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions. We move fast, value collaboration, and champion bold, humble, and accountable leadership.

Location: This role requires 2‑3 days per week in our San Francisco, CA office.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain web applications with customer domain–specific business logic.
• Communicate with stakeholders—including architects, tech leads, product, and design teams—to deliver customer and business value.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide the team on internal/external frameworks, best practices, and new technologies.
• Develop concise, detailed, and articulate technical documentation.
• Leverage Agile and Lean practices.
• Lead a workstream, partner with product on requirements, define technical requirements, and plan actionable tasks.
• Design, build, and maintain automated tests (unit and integration as needed) to ensure high code quality.
• Support healthy system operations and ensure high availability.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience as a technical lead for a product engineering team.
• Expertise building APIs with C# and .NET.
• Experience with event‑driven systems (Kafka, Rabbit
  
  MQ, or similar).
• Experience with CQRS, Event Sourcing, or similar architectural patterns.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience contributing to and interpreting system design.
• Proven track record of teamwork and delivery.
• Experience in fintech or financial services, including familiarity with regulatory considerations.

Preferred Skills (Nice‑to‑Have):

• Experience with KYC (Know Your Customer) workflows.
• Experience with multiple server‑side programming languages.
• Experience with TDD or DDD.
• Experience with Marten (Event Store DB).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Experience building and scaling systems to millions of users.

Salary Information (San Francisco, CA): $209,000–$240,000 annual; bonuses may apply.

Upon offer, we conduct background checks that include employment and education verification, state and county criminal history searches, fingerprinting, and drug testing.

Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.