Senior Software Engineer

The Team You'll Work With

You’ll enter our engineering interview process as part of a pooled hiring model. We’re excited to meet people who are energized by complex, ambiguous problems. We look for owners and problem-solvers who are eager to dive into the details of their craft, and are motivated by building products and experiences that meaningfully expand access to ownership. 

As you move through our process, we’ll transition from the general pool to a team-matching phase, ensuring that by the final interview, you are aligned with a specific team that matches your strengths and career goals. 

High impact domains you might join include:

• Integrated CRM & ERP Solutions: Defining and delivering our next-generation CRM as part of a fully integrated ERP for private capital. You’ll build deep, greenfield product and data integrations at the heart of the platform, shaping a system that unifies front-office intelligence with financial and operational workflows. You’ll work closely with the founder of the CRM Product that Carta has acquired.
• International Fund Administration: Building and scaling Carta's FA platform for all markets outside the US, adapting the core FA product to fit local standards across Europe, APAC, and beyond. Operating as a lean, high-growth "startup within a startup", you'll work end-to-end with regional FA, sales, and other teams to launch in new markets, iterate quickly toward product-market fit, and own outcomes for this growing business.  

The Problems You'll Solve

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will lead technically complex projects and serve as a multiplier for your team. You’ll work to:

• Drive Implementation: Lead the execution of complex technical projects, driving them from concept to production while maintaining high standards for performance and reliability.
• Simplify Systems: Dig deep into our architecture to identify opportunities to simplify code and infrastructure, prioritizing changes that have a measurable business impact.
• Leverage Modern Tooling: Use the best AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate your workflow, improve code quality, and spend more of your time solving the high-level logic and unconventional problems 
• Foster Growth: Act as a mentor and coach, raising the technical bar for your peers through diligent PR reviews and architectural guidance.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product and design to ensure we are building the right solution for the user, not just following a specification.
  
  

About You

• The Tech Stack: You have experience with (or a desire to learn) our core technologies: Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka. We also utilize Java, gRPC, and AWS. 
• Execution: You can break down complex user stories into actionable tasks and execute them with minimal guidance.
• Strategic Mindset: You understand the "why" behind your code and can articulate technical trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Experience: We recommend 8+ years of professional software engineering experience for this level.