Senior Software Engineer II

Carta

London, UK

7 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

8 years minimum

Compensation

£107,617.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.adzuna.co.uk

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Software Quality Django Web Framework Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL Software Tools Software Engineering ReactJS Apache Kafka Grpc

Job description

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., 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.

Requirements

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.

About the company

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, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 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.