Staff Software Engineer, Investors

Carta•New York, NY

7d•$240,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Carta is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for its Investors business unit, which is building a connected system of record for private markets. The platform brings together fund financials, tax, LP reporting, and deal pipeline capabilities, with the goal of replacing fragmented tools and automating back-office work. Engineers will be hired into the Investors business unit and matched during the interview process to a focus area: Fund Financials; Tax and Compliance; or LP Management and Reporting. The Staff Engineer is responsible for the long-term technical health and success of the Investors business unit. The role involves leading solutions to complex, ambiguous technical problems; improving architecture, scalability, and reliability across systems; aligning teams on technical decisions; and helping define how Carta’s teams use AI tools safely and effectively. The engineer will also set standards for operational excellence and mentor senior engineers. Carta’s primary technology stack includes Python/Django, React, and Postgres. The role also requires the ability to guide technical direction across JVM languages, gRPC, and AWS cloud-native infrastructure. The position calls for influence-based leadership, long-term technical vision, and a track record of high-level engineering leadership.

Requirements

Expertise building distributed systems.
Comfort guiding technical direction across JVM languages, gRPC, and cloud-native infrastructure on AWS.
Ability to lead through influence and model constructive communication and technical discipline.
Ability to anticipate future roadblocks and build systems that support long-term business growth.
A track record of high-level technical leadership.
Recommended: 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Tackle complex, poorly defined problems and break them down into navigable paths for the organization.
Identify and eliminate recurring failure patterns across systems, driving architectural changes that improve scalability and reliability.
Use cross-functional domain knowledge to align multiple teams on major technical decisions.
Define context and build safeguards that enable Carta employees to use AI tools safely and effectively.
Set the vision for operational excellence and mentor senior engineers.
Support the long-term technical health and success of the Investors business unit.