Senior Software Engineer II, Alternative Assets

Join Our Team as a Senior Software Engineer II, Alternative Assets

About Carta

Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Our mission is to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. Trusted by more than 40,000 companies and over two million people in nearly 160 countries, Carta manages cap tables, compensation, and valuations. We support nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, representing nearly $130B in assets under administration. Our platform manages nearly three trillion dollars in equity globally.

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer II at Carta, you will play a pivotal role in defining requirements and building solutions for products that bridge the gap for clients in Alternative Assets like Private Equity funds, Real Estate, Oil and Gas, etc. You will join a team that has discovered an immense opportunity in Private Equity, providing real-time, intelligent insights into investments and waterfall distribution.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and code highly available, secure, and scalable financial platforms.
• Adhere to test-driven development (TDD), maintaining high levels of code coverage and automation.
• Conduct timely and thoughtful peer code reviews.
• Leverage logging and monitoring of platforms to improve observability.
• Instrument system performance and business metrics.
• Mentor and grow junior developers.

About You

• You have 6+ years of full-stack or backend engineering experience.
• You are passionate about some elements of our tech stack (ReactJS, Java, Python, Datadog, REST / GRPC, Kafka, K8s, AWS).
• You have experience working with complex SaaS products with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and microservices.
• You are eager to work with stakeholders across engineering, product, business, and marketing and own an initiative end-to-end.
• You see communication as one of your strengths.
• You are empathetic and see psychological safety and diversity as core foundations of a thriving team.

The Interview Process

Carta follows a standard tech startup interview process, where you will meet with a recruiter and hiring manager first. We’ll then ask you to show off your skills with a real-world take-home exercise and virtual interviews. During the process, you can ask questions to people across different parts of the team to learn what kind of work we do and how it lines up with your interests.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary Range: $212,000 - $250,000 in San Francisco, CA
• Benefits: Market competitive salary, equity for all full-time roles, exceptional benefits, and commissions plans for applicable roles.

Important Security Notice for Candidates

Our company has been targeted by individuals creating fake domains similar to ours to scam prospects and candidates. Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com domain. Be cautious of any requests for sensitive information or payments outside of our official channels.

Join us at Carta and be part of a team that values fairness, helpfulness, transparency, and leadership. We build our teams around these values and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate.