Staff Software Engineer owns long-term technical health of business units at Carta, navigating complex problems, driving systemic improvements, and leading AI integration. Requires 10+ years experience in distributed systems with Python/Django, React, and AWS expertise.
228k – 300k/yr
On-site10+ YOEBackend Engineering
About the role
Responsibilities
Navigate ambiguity by tackling complex, poorly defined problems and breaking them down for the organization.
Champion systemic improvements by identifying failure patterns and driving architectural changes for scalability and reliability.
Bridge technical gaps using cross-functional knowledge to align teams on major technical decisions.
Define the AI frontier by building rails for safe AI tool usage and amplifying engineering impact.
Uphold engineering standards by setting vision for operational excellence and mentoring senior engineers.
Requirements
Expert in building distributed systems.
Comfortable with Python/Django, React, Postgres, JVM languages, gRPC, and AWS cloud-native infrastructure.
10+ years of professional software engineering experience with high-level technical leadership.
Lead through influence, with strong constructive communication and technical discipline.
Anticipate future roadblocks and build systems for long-term business growth.
Compensation
Seattle, WA: $228,000 - $285,000
San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA; New York, NY: $240,000 - $300,000
Includes equity and exceptional benefits.
Skills
PythonDjangoReactPostgresgRPCAWSJvmDistributed Systems
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