Staff Software Engineer (Order Handling and Ledger Team)

• Design, build, and own the backend systems behind our order handling, ledger, and settlement flows

• Partner with product to scope features, build implementation plans, and oversee execution in collaboration with cross-functional teams

• Provide technical leadership across the team, both by leading project teams and by mentoring more junior engineers

• Deliver concise, constructive, and thoughtful code reviews covering design and quality, business-domain correctness, stability, and performance

• Monitor the external technology landscape and experiment with new tools to solve hard problems or improve the quality of existing solutions

• Define engineering-wide standards and guidance, and be the person colleagues across the organization seek out for critical work and decisions

• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues, collaborating with team members and stakeholders

• Share ownership of production by participating in on-call and treating operability as a design requirement

Benefits

• 3 Medical Plans Choice

• Dental & Vision Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays - All Market Holidays Off

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Generous Parental Leave

• Disability Leave & Disability Insurance

• Commuter Benefits

• Pet Insurance

• Performance Bonuses

• Charitable Donation Matching

• Wellness & Mental Health Programs

• Subsidized Engineering Training Program

• Gym Membership Reimbursement

• Stock Purchase Options

• Healthcare FSA

• Two Paid Volunteer Days Off

• Fully-stocked Kitchen with Snacks and Drinks

• Onsite Gym

• Casual Dress

• Sustainable Work Day

• CTA stop a block away, Shuttle to/from Metra

• Shared rooftop with greenery overlooking the city

• West Loop Location - Chicago’s Tech Center

• Daily Catered Lunch- A structured thinker who sees the big picture and balances short-term needs with long-term goals

• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to work from loose concepts

• Quick to absorb new information and become conversant in unfamiliar concepts and technology, with the humility to acknowledge honestly when you’re out of your depth

• Self-motivated and biased toward action, with the ability to set priorities and execute in a fast-paced environment

• An exceptional written and verbal communicator, skilled at distilling complex material into straightforward language that everyone in our business can understand

• Pragmatic in your use of AI for research, planning, coding, and code review

• Mastery of at least one language and framework, and the ability to jump into a brand-new one and quickly become productive following its best practices

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant time as a technical lead and mentor

• Deep expertise in building backend systems, with a strong grasp of concepts such as idempotency, transactions, concurrency control, and reliable communication between services

• A track record of building and managing relationships with technical teams, stakeholders, and external partners

• Precise in your attention to detail, with high-quality standards

• Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!

• Professional experience with Ruby, or with other parts of our stack, such as PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ

• Experience with ledgers, settlement, payments, banking, or another domain where money moves and must balance