Backend Software Engineer, Trading Systems & Data Platform

Arta Finance•Mountain View, CA

1d•$110,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role focuses on high-reliability financial systems, where correctness, consistency, and latency are critical. You’ll work on systems such as: Trading and order workflows, Ledger and portfolio accounting systems, Market data and analytics pipelines. You may also interface with AI-powered systems, but your primary focus is building the financial and data backbone that everything else depends on. If you enjoy building systems where correctness is non-negotiable and failure has real consequences, this role will suit you well.

Requirements

Strong backend or systems engineer with experience in distributed systems
Experience in at least one: Financial systems (trading, ledger, payments) OR Data infrastructure OR Scalable backend platforms
Strong understanding of system design, consistency, and reliability
Solid programming skills (Python or similar)
Experience with modern infra (Kafka, Kubernetes, cloud, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Experience with financial primitives (ledger, order management, reconciliation)
Experience in low-latency or high-throughput systems
Exposure to data platforms or streaming systems
Some familiarity with ML systems (nice-to-have, not required)

Responsibilities

Design and build core financial systems (trading, ledger, billing)
Develop systems for transaction processing, reconciliation, and portfolio state management
Build and scale real-time and batch data pipelines
Architect APIs and backend services for internal and external use
Ensure system reliability, observability, and fault tolerance
Contribute to distributed systems design (event-driven systems, microservices, streaming)
Partner with ML teams to integrate models into production systems (as needed, not core focus)