Senior Software Engineer II
Carta•4h ago
United KingdomOnsite$250Full-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp
Top focus
Software EngineerSenior Software EngineerSoftware Engineer Ii
- The Company You’ll Join
- Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, Carta brings together the software, services
- legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting
- legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries
- 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work.
- For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page .
- The Team You’ll Work With
- You’ll enter our engineering interview process as part of a pooled hiring model. We’re excited to meet people who are energized by complex, ambiguous problems. We look for owners and problem-solvers who are eager to dive into the details of their craft
- are motivated by building products and experiences that meaningfully expand access to ownership.
- As you move through our process, we’ll transition from the general pool to a team-matching phase, ensuring that by the final interview, you are aligned with a specific team that matches your strengths and career goals.
- High impact domains you might join include:
- Carta Law: Building the foundational legal and compliance infrastructure for private capital. You'll help scale Carta Law as the enterprise system of record for General Counsels, CCOs
- Heads of Legal. As part of a lean, London-based team, you'll shape how legal, operations
- finance teams work together.
- The Problems You’ll Solve
- As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will lead technically complex projects and serve as a multiplier for your team. You’ll work to:
- Drive Implementation: Lead the execution of complex technical projects, driving them from concept to production while maintaining high standards for performance and reliability.
- Simplify Systems: Dig deep into our architecture to identify opportunities to simplify code and infrastructure, prioritizing changes that have a measurable business impact.
- Leverage Modern Tooling: Use the best AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate your workflow, improve code quality, and spend more of your time solving the high-level logic and unconventional problems
- Foster Growth: Act as a mentor and coach, raising the technical bar for your peers through diligent PR reviews and architectural guidance.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product and design to ensure we are building the right solution for the user, not just following a specification.
- About You
- The Tech Stack: You have experience with (or a desire to learn) our core technologies: Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka . We also utilize Java, gRPC, and AWS.
- Execution: You can break down complex user stories into actionable tasks and execute them with minimal guidance.
- Strategic Mindset: You understand the "why" behind your code and can articulate technical trade-offs to stakeholders.
- Experience: We recommend 8+ years of professional software engineering experience for this level.
- Disclosures:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
- Carta uses E-Verify in the United States for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details.
- For information on our data privacy policies, see Privacy , CA Candidate Privacy , and Brazil Transparency Report .
- Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to security@carta.com.
Required skills
PythonJavaReactDjangogRPCPostgreSQLKafkaAWSSecurity