• Own software projects from ideation through deployment, translating broad business or technical goals into practical systems and solutions.
• Design and build reliable distributed systems that support clearing, settlement, securities finance, and new financial product offerings.
• Develop infrastructure and integrations that enable new products, revenue opportunities, and capabilities within financial services.
• Improve existing systems by identifying meaningful opportunities to increase reliability, maintainability, performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Take responsibility for the long-term evolution and scalability of systems, considering both immediate requirements and future business needs.
• Collaborate with engineers and colleagues across teams to understand requirements, resolve ambiguity, and deliver effective solutions.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and help maintain the reliability and operational health of critical systems.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, taking ownership of problems regardless of where the underlying code originated.
• Apply sound engineering judgment by distinguishing important architectural decisions from areas that can evolve as more information becomes available.
• Design and implement well-structured RESTful APIs and evaluate existing interfaces for quality and effectiveness.
• Contribute to technical decisions and help shape engineering practices, systems, and priorities through constructive collaboration.
• Continuously improve operational processes and eliminate recurring issues that create unnecessary friction for engineering teams.
• Learn and apply domain knowledge related to financial markets, clearing, settlement, securities finance, and brokerage infrastructure.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building reliable and distributed software systems.
• Strong practical experience with Go, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes.
• Solid foundational understanding of computer systems, networking, databases, distributed systems, and how these systems behave under real-world conditions.
• Experience designing high-quality RESTful APIs and identifying weaknesses in API design.
• Ability to independently lead projects from definition through implementation and deployment, including navigating ambiguous requirements and coordinating with relevant stakeholders.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for both individual work and team-level outcomes.
• Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions, balancing long-term architecture with business priorities and available information.
• Strong problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity, with a willingness to investigate unfamiliar areas rather than rely on assumptions.
• Ability to adapt when new information changes the direction of a project and focus on the outcomes that matter most.
• Experience working in startup or fast-moving environments where priorities can evolve according to business and market needs.
• Willingness to challenge ideas constructively while remaining open to decisions that differ from your preferred approach.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to building systems that can scale and evolve over time.
• Nice-to-have experience in securities clearing and settlement or securities finance.
• Additional experience with gRPC, Protobuf, Temporal, Grafana, Kafka or Redpanda, Helm, and Docker is beneficial.
• Serious appreciation for the responsibility involved in building systems that support financial services and handle transactions involving customers' money.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Health benefits.
• One-time USD $500 new-hire home-office setup allowance.
• USD $150 monthly stipend through a Brex Card.
• Fully remote work from Europe or the Americas, depending on eligibility.
• Opportunity to work on critical financial infrastructure supporting clearing, settlement, securities finance, and brokerage products.
• Significant ownership over projects from ideation through production deployment.
• Exposure to distributed systems, financial markets, cloud-native infrastructure, and high-reliability engineering.
• Opportunity to collaborate with a globally distributed team of engineers, traders, and financial services professionals.
• Ability to influence technical decisions, product capabilities, and engineering practices.
• Environment focused on practical solutions, accountability, continuous improvement, and long-term system ownership.