Staff Software Engineer, Investors

The Role

As a Staff Software Engineer, Investors at Carta, you will be responsible for the long-term technical health and success of the Investors business unit. You will work on building a system of record for private markets, including the ledger, books, tax filings, LP reporting, and deal pipeline, all in one connected platform.

Responsibilities

• Navigate Ambiguity: Tackle complex and poorly defined problems, breaking them down into navigable paths for the rest of the organization.
• Champion Systemic Improvement: Identify and eliminate failure patterns across multiple systems, driving architectural changes that improve scalability and reliability.
• Bridge Technical Gaps: Use your deep understanding of cross-functional domains to align multiple teams on major technical decisions.
• Define the AI Frontier: Lead the charge in transforming how we build by defining the context and building the rails that allow every person at Carta to leverage AI tools safely and effectively.
• Uphold Engineering Standards: Set the vision for operational excellence and mentor senior engineers to raise the collective craft of the organization.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of high-level technical leadership.
• Expertise in building distributed systems, with comfort guiding technical direction across JVM languages, gRPC, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS).
• Leadership skills, with ability to lead through influence rather than authority.
• Visionary approach, with ability to anticipate future roadblocks and build systems that support long-term business growth.

Benefits

• Market competitive salary
• Equity for all full-time roles
• Exceptional benefits
• Commissions plans (for applicable roles)

Salary Range

$240,000 - $300,000 for New York, NY