Software Engineer II

The Problems You’ll Solve

At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. Most of Carta's long-term success will come from products and technology that have yet to be built. Here is an incomplete list of how you might contribute:

• Building customer-facing enterprise tools for equity administration
• Creating data pipelines for asynchronously aggregating financial reports
• Reinforcing service resiliency, availability, and fault tolerance
• Streamlining the creation of new features and services within our ecosystem
• Integrating with third-party vendors to provide reliable, accurate, and timely transfers of billions of dollars per year through Carta's platform
• Refactoring existing features into standalone event-driven services
• And others for you to discover and champion

You'll work directly with internal and external stakeholders to ensure we're building the right thing at the right time with the right people. Your contributions will enable Carta's mission to make equity more available and accessible to everyone.

The Team You’ll Work With

You will join our engineering team of passionate learners, builders, experts, and leaders to define and implement Carta's next generation of products, platforms, and infrastructure. You'll collaborate closely with key stakeholders in Product, Business, and Design. Carta's software engineers contribute in many different ways: sometimes we are shipping new product features, architecting simple and maintainable systems, or training the organization on new technology solutions. You will make your own mark here. Here are some of the teams we’re hiring for:

• Software Segment - This team is building the next iteration of fund administration at Carta: fully software-powered systems for private capital financials, from accounting, to reporting, to portfolio management and more. This team is responsible for taking our software-powered services business and turning into a purely software-as-a-service offering. Taking the complex domain of private capital and building the automation and tooling needed to capture that complexity are part of the day-to-day for Software Segment, as is extending Carta’s powerful event based accounting and audit system to build trust in our software for our clients’ accountants, CFOs, and auditors.
• Transactions - The Transactions team is dedicated to simplifying and accelerating equity liquidity for private companies. We help issuers provide liquidity opportunities through tender offers, enabling employees to unlock the value of their equity awards. Our mission is to enhance transparency and support stakeholders in navigating complex financial decisions for better financial outcomes.
• Financial Products & Infrastructure - The Financial Products and Infrastructure team builds end-to-end financial solutions for Carta’s ecosystem. We serve both internal and external customers: companies, employees, investors, and internal stakeholders. We are responsible for all financial interactions and money movement through Carta, from KYC and AML systems to payment and banking products.
• Investor Access - The Investor Access team enhances the connection between investors and their portfolio companies by providing timely and accurate access to investment data. We work closely with leading investment firms to streamline data management and ensure security, all while delivering a seamless user experience. Our commitment to innovation and transparency aims to set new standards in investor relations, supporting informed decision-making and fostering trust within the investment community.

About You

At Carta, you’re not just an employee. You’re a builder who is creating  infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership. Cartans are helpful, relentless, unconventional and kind; representing Carta’s Identity Traits. They work collaboratively and cross functionally  to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets. 

• You have 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• You have strong technical skills and are an excellent collaborator.
• You implement systems that are clear, maintainable, and correct. 
• You are excited by opportunities to both break ground on new projects and provide fresh perspective onto past implementations.
• You want to build and own your work end-to-end.
• You are eager to move fast, but recognize when to build for the future.
• You may be familiar with some elements of the Carta tech stack (Python, Django, Java, Javascript, React, Postgres, GRPC, Kafka)

The Interview Process

First, one of our recruiters will call you to tell you more about the job and company. You'll then meet an Engineering leader who will discuss your opportunities at Carta and explore your experience, skills, and goals. We’ll then ask you to show off your skills with a real-world take home exercise (we do not do LeetCode-style interviews, no one will quiz you on writing a doubly-linked list). Finally, you'll have  back-to-back conversations with Carta team members on a wide range of topics, including communications and collaboration, coding efficacy and techniques, and systems design.