Staff Software Engineer, Total Compensation

The Company You’ll Join

Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Our mission is to create more owners. 

Carta is trusted by more than 30,000 companies and over half a million employees in nearly 150 countries to manage cap tables, compensation, and valuations. Carta also supports over 5,000 funds representing over $100B in assets under administration with their venture capital solutions. Carta’s liquidity solutions have returned $13B to shareholders in secondary transactions. Today Carta’s platform manages over two trillion dollars in equity for nearly two million people globally. Companies and funds like Canva, Tribe, and Pipe build their businesses on Carta. 

The company has been included on the Forbes World’s Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative list, and Inc.’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. We’ve also been recognized as a 2023 Built In Best Place to Work in the U.S. and a Muse VIBE Award winner in the Vacation and Time Off category.

For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page.

The Team You’ll Work With

Join our dynamic R&D team as a Staff Engineer in the Carta Total Compensation Group. Our team is dedicated to revolutionizing the way companies approach compensation management, especially equity and  enabling fair and competitive pay practices while empowering employees with a comprehensive understanding of their compensation in the global market.

As one of the fastest-growing businesses within Carta, our mission is to create a best-in-class compensation product. We thrive on understanding the intricacies of compensation and continuously iterating on solutions to deliver exceptional value to our customers. We embrace the 0 to 1 mindset, tackling ambiguous and complex challenges head-on. Our team is driven by a customer-centric approach, investing in our growth and collaboration to serve the business effectively.

If you are passionate about finding product-market fit, solving challenging technical problems, and being part of a high-impact team, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

The Problems You’ll Solve

As a staff engineer, you will play a crucial role in building a world-class compensation solution in collaboration with Data Scientists, Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers. You will have the opportunity to focus on both high-level planning and low-level execution, working closely with cross-functional teams  to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of our users.

Key responsibilities:

• Help craft a technical vision for the team and serve as a technical leader within the team and broader organization
• Designing and implementing microservices-based architectures, including service decomposition, inter-service communication, and orchestration
• Architect, design, develop, test, experiment, and scale product capabilities and execute against requirements involving complex and interdependent systems
• Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in the system, optimizing code and database queries, and improving response times
• Propose, lead, and implement technical initiatives aligned with industry best practices for code quality, observability, and testing
• Actively participating in cross-functional collaboration, mentoring other engineers, and providing technical guidance and support to the team

About You

• Technical expertise: 8+ years of professional backend and/or full stack software development experience. Deep understanding and proficiency in relevant technologies, frameworks, and best practices, including Python, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Kafka, event-driven architecture, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Continuously staying updated with industry trends and advancements.

• System design and scalability: Experience in designing scalable and robust systems, considering factors such as performance, scalability, fault tolerance, event-driven architecture, and SOA principles.

• Leadership and mentorship: Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor team members, providing guidance, support, and fostering a collaborative environment.

• Collaboration and communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to coll