Senior Software Engineer II
Carta provides an intelligent platform for private capital operations, connecting data, workflows, and people. Its products support equity management, fund administration, portfolio analytics, compliance, tax, and related services for companies, funds, investors, and legal teams.
About Carta
Carta operates a platform for private capital that helps companies, private equity and venture capital firms, limited partners, and other financial organizations manage portfolios, move money, and model investment scenarios. Its offerings include equity and cap table management, valuations, compensation, liquidity, fund administration, fund tax, SPVs, deal CRM, portfolio valuations, loan operations, LP analytics, compliance, contracts, and attorney-led legal services. Carta combines software, AI capabilities, and expert human services for private capital workflows.
Skills
Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will lead technically complex software projects from concept to production, simplify code and infrastructure, use AI-assisted engineering tools, mentor and coach peers through reviews and architectural guidance, and collaborate with product and design to build effective user solutions. You will work with technologies including Python, Django, React, Postgres, Kafka, Java, gRPC, and AWS.
Requirements
- Experience with or desire to learn Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka
- Experience with Java, gRPC, and AWS
- Ability to break down complex user stories into actionable tasks
- Ability to execute with minimal guidance
- Understanding of technical trade-offs
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Responsibilities
- Lead complex technical projects from concept to production
- Maintain high standards for performance and reliability
- Identify opportunities to simplify code and infrastructure
- Prioritize changes with measurable business impact
- Use AI-assisted engineering tools
- Mentor and coach peers
- Conduct PR reviews and provide architectural guidance
- Collaborate with product and design