Backend Software Engineer - Reference Data Services

FACT Team Stack

• Go, gRPC, Python, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Own the design and implementation of new features and services for core Platform.
• Turn complexity of processing financial transactions across asset classes into highly scalable services.
• Tackle system design challenges, balance trade-offs, and implement clean, efficient code.
• Mentor teammates, evolve technical standards and best practices, and promote system design culture.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of professional experience implementing highly scalable services (primarily in Golang).
• Confidence in designing and building flexible APIs for microservice architecture to deliver consistent data reliably.
• Experience with systems handling massive amounts of data, scale, distributed systems, and related technologies.
• Strong command of object-oriented design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Ability to communicate technical ideas effectively and collaborate on high-quality products.
• Experience mentoring team members, defining engineering standards, and driving system design.

Compensation

• Base Salary Range: $200,000 - $250,000 (based on experience, skills, location).
• Additional: bonuses, equity, 401k matching, full medical/dental/vision, parental leave.