Senior Software Engineer II

Carta
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for senior engineers who lead technically complex projects and simplify systems, with experience in AI-assisted tools and a focus on private capital infrastructure.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years of experience and a track record of leading complex technical projects
    — “We recommend 8+ years of professional software engineering experience for this level”
  • Individuals who can articulate technical trade-offs and align with enterprise-level legal and compliance systems
    — “Building the foundational legal and compliance infrastructure for private capital”
  • Engineers who thrive in a pooled hiring model and are open to team-matching based on strengths
    — “We’ll transition from the general pool to a team-matching phase”

Things to consider

  • The role requires alignment with a specific team during the final interview stage
    — “ensuring that by the final interview, you are aligned with a specific team”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with a broad tech stack including Python, Django, React, and AWS
    — “You have experience with (or a desire to learn) our core technologies: Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience leading projects from concept to production with measurable business impact
    — “Drive Implementation: Lead the execution of complex technical projects”
  • Demonstrate a history of simplifying systems and improving code quality
    — “Simplify Systems: Dig deep into our architecture to identify opportunities to simplify code”
  • Showcase ability to mentor peers and provide architectural guidance through PR reviews
    — “Foster Growth: [REDACTED] a mentor and coach, raising the technical bar for your peers”
  • Emphasize cross-functional collaboration with product and design teams
    — “Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product and design”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • led complex technical projects
  • optimized code and infrastructure
Typical background
8+ years of professional software engineering experience

Skills & requirements

Required

PythonDjangoReactPostgreSQLKafkaAWSGrpcTechnical JudgmentCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

Ai-assisted Engineering Tools

Stack & domain

PythonDjangoReactPostgreSQLKafkaJavaGrpcAWSLeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkBackendDistributed SystemsQuery EnginesAnalytical DatabasesStreaming SystemsData Processing Runtimes

About the role

Original posting from Carta via Greenhouse

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, 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.

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, and 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, and Heads of Legal. As part of a lean, London-based team, you'll shape how legal, operations, and 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.

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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.

Source: Carta careers (Greenhouse)

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