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CartaCartaSan Francisco, CA

Staff Software Engineer

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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