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# Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** Carta
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Distributed Systems, Django Web Framework, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, ReactJS, Grpc
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/staff-software-engineer-san-francisco-ca-usa-58909827

## About the Role

to raise craft * Partner with data, finance, and product domains to support private market ERP goals Tasks * 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with leadership track * Expert in building distributed systems * Proficiency with Python/Django, React, and PostgreSQL * Comfort with JVM languages, gRPC, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS) * Leadership through influence and strong communication skills * Vision for long-term platform evolution and scalable systems Key requirements * market-competitive salary * equity for all full-time roles * exceptional benefits * commission plans where applicable

## Description

Experteer Overview As a Staff Engineer at Carta you will own the long-term technical health of your business unit and shape strategic directions across domains. You'll tackle complex, poorly defined problems and drive systemic improvements to improve scalability and reliability. You'll bridge gaps between cross-functional teams and lead the AI-enabled transformation while mentoring others. This role sits at the core of Carta's mission to build a connected ERP for private markets and scale engineering impact. Compensation / Benefits * Own long-term technical health and architectural direction for the business unit * Navigate ambiguity by breaking down complex problems into actionable steps * Champion systemic improvement to reduce failure patterns across systems * Bridge technical gaps by aligning cross-functional teams on major architecture decisions * Define the AI frontier and build rails to enable safe, scalable AI usage * Uphold engineering standards and mentor senior engineers to raise craft * Partner with data, finance, and product domains to support private market ERP goals Tasks * 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with leadership track * Expert in building distributed systems * Proficiency with Python/Django, React, and PostgreSQL * Comfort with JVM languages, gRPC, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS) * Leadership through influence and strong communication skills * Vision for long-term platform evolution and scalable systems Key requirements * market-competitive salary * equity for all full-time roles * exceptional benefits * commission plans where applicable


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