Senior Software Engineer II, KYC

Carta

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NYSeattle, WASan Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA
Salary: $212,500–$250,000 / yr
Posted: 40 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

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About Carta

Carta is an equity management platform that helps private companies, investors, and employees manage equity, cap tables, 409A valuations, and fund administration, streamlining the complexities of startup ownership. Industry: Financial Technology & Equity Management

Carta currently has 5 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $212,500–$250,000 across 5 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer II, KYC

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The Senior Software Engineer II, KYC joins the KYC team to build compliance infrastructure for private markets, including LP onboarding and transaction-level screening. In this role, you will lead technically complex projects from concept to production, simplify existing architecture, and mentor peers through architectural guidance and code reviews. You will work to re-architect fragmented products into a unified KYC platform, balancing greenfield builds with strategic integrations. Your daily work involves using AI-assisted engineering tools to solve high-level logic problems and collaborating with product and design teams. The technical stack includes Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka, along with Java, gRPC, and AWS. You will solve the business problem of managing high-volume compliance operations for fund administration and legal services.

What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?

Median $216000 from 270 postings across 57 companies.

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Skills

Python Django React Kafka Java gRPC AWS AI-assisted engineering PR reviews

What you'll do

Lead the execution of complex technical projects from initial concept to production.
Identify and simplify code and infrastructure to improve measurable business impact.
Use AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate workflows and improve code quality.
Mentor and coach peers through diligent PR reviews and architectural guidance.
Break down complex user stories into actionable tasks for execution with minimal guidance.
Partner with product and design teams to ensure technical solutions meet user needs.
Articulate technical trade-offs to stakeholders based on the underlying business logic.

What we're looking for

8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Experience with Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka.
Experience with Java, gRPC, and AWS (preferred).
Ability to break down complex user stories into actionable tasks with minimal guidance.
Ability to articulate technical trade-offs to stakeholders and understand the "why" behind code.
Ability to lead technically complex projects from concept to production.
Ability to mentor and coach peers through PR reviews and architectural guidance.
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with product and design teams.

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