Staff Software Engineer

Carta

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CASeattle, WANew York, NY
Salary: $228,000–$285,000 / yr
Posted: 104 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $180k

This role $256k

$118k most similar roles pay here $303k

This role pays more than 94% of similar roles. Most pay $144,462–$215,306 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $256k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 7 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $212,500–$250,000 across 7 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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As a Staff Software Engineer at Carta, you will join a pooled hiring model aimed at identifying your unique technical strengths and aligning them with strategic challenges across various domains such as the platform data ecosystem, financial systems architecture, and engineering excellence. Your daily responsibilities include navigating complex ambiguities, championing systemic improvements, bridging technical gaps, defining AI standards, and upholding engineering standards. You will work with a tech stack that includes Python/Django, React, Postgres, JVM languages, gRPC, and AWS, while leading through influence rather than authority to mentor senior engineers and drive operational excellence across dozens of teams.

Skills

Python Django React Postgres JVM gRPC AWS CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Tackle complex and ambiguous problems to guide organizational navigation.
Champion systemic improvements by identifying and eliminating failure patterns in systems.
Bridge technical gaps between teams to align on major decisions.
Define and implement standards for operational excellence across multiple engineering teams.
Lead the integration of AI tools safely and effectively throughout the organization.
Mentor senior engineers to enhance their technical skills and leadership.

What we're looking for

10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of high-level technical leadership.
Expertise in building and leading distributed systems across various tech stacks including Python/Django, React, Postgres, JVM languages, gRPC, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS).
Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex problems by breaking them down into manageable tasks for the organization.
Experience in championing systemic improvements and driving architectural changes that enhance scalability and reliability across multiple systems.
Strong mentorship skills to guide senior engineers towards operational excellence and raise the collective technical standards of the organization.
Leadership through influence, acting as a role model for constructive communication and technical discipline within cross-functional teams.

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Austin, Texas +1 110 days ago $160,500–$235,826

Python AWS GCP Azure Terraform RDBMS NoSQL Redis ElastiCache Hazelcast SQS Kafka RabbitMQ Pulsar Distributed Systems CI/CD

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