Staff Software Engineer, Investors

The role

You will be responsible for the long-term technical health and success of the Investors business unit. You will tackle complex problems, drive architectural changes, and lead the implementation of AI tools.

What you will do

• Navigate ambiguity by breaking down complex problems into navigable paths
• Identify and eliminate failure patterns across multiple systems
• Drive architectural changes to improve scalability and reliability
• Align multiple teams on major technical decisions
• Define the context and build rails for leveraging AI tools safely and effectively
• Set the vision for operational excellence
• Mentor senior engineers to raise the collective craft of the organization

Required qualifications

• Expert in building distributed systems
• Comfortable guiding technical direction across JVM languages, gRPC, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS)
• Lead through influence rather than authority
• Anticipate future roadblocks and build systems for long-term business growth

Nice to have

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of high-level technical leadership

Benefits

• Market competitive salary
• Equity for all full time roles
• Exceptional benefits

About the company

Carta is a connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. It provides software, services, and legal infrastructure for founders, fund managers, and legal teams.