# Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [Carta](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/carta)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Santa Clara, CA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $228k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Python, Django, React, Postgres, gRPC, AWS, Jvm, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-03-06

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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