Software Engineer
The Software Engineer at Confidential Client will build and own end-to-end features across the full stack within a small, experienced senior team. The role focuses on developing a secure, event-sourced, real-time platform trusted by institutional investors, offering significant ownership and the opportunity to shape a modern technology stack from the ground up.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Software Development.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and ship full‑stack features across TypeScript frontends and Python services.
- Own features end-to-end in an event-sourced, real‑time architecture: design, implement, test, and operate.
- Treat security as part of the product—implement secure-by-design solutions and follow best practices for handling sensitive data.
- Collaborate with a small senior team on system design, code reviews, and production troubleshooting.
- Improve reliability and performance of databases and real‑time pipelines; write and maintain automated tests and monitoring.
What You’ll Bring
- A few years building production software, or exceptional projects/portfolio that demonstrate equivalent impact.
- Strong TypeScript or Python experience; comfortable shipping code in at least one of these languages.
- Familiarity with event-sourced or real‑time systems, and with database-driven applications (SQL/no‑SQL).
- High attention to detail and a responsibility mindset for product quality and security.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work in a compact, ownership-driven team.
What You’ll Get
- A founding-stage engineering role with meaningful ownership of product and architecture.
- A senior team with experience scaling companies and systems.
- A modern stack built with production best practices from day one.
- A supportive environment that emphasizes security, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
Location & Schedule
- Based in New York, NY. This is a full-time role with the team located in New York.
- Confidential Client is committed to an inclusive hiring process and will consider reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please indicate this during the recruiting process.
- Candidates must be able to work in the U.S. as required for onsite responsibilities.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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