Senior Software Engineer

About Clear Street

Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem. Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets. We started from scratch by building a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market. Our platform is fully integrated with central clearing houses and exchanges to support billions in trading volume per day. We’ve agonized about our data model abstractions, created horizontal scalability, and crafted thoughtful APIs—all to provide a best-in-class experience for our clients. By combining highly-skilled product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals, we’re building the essentials to compete in today’s fast-paced markets.

The Team

The Risk Engineering (RENG) team aims to measure the portfolio risk of both our clients and the firm. As a member of RENG, you will become an expert in various risk methodologies (Reg-T, Portfolio Margin) to build efficient, scalable systems from the ground up to quantify and manage these risks in real-time.

Responsibilities

• Implement efficient user-interfaces for both internal and external users
• Architect new backend services and storage layers for risk-based metrics
• Collect and break down requirements to produce technical designs
• Collaborate with other tech teams, as well as business, operations, and compliance team members

Requirements

• At least five (5) years of experience implementing scalable backend services with a statically-typed language (Go / Java preferred)
• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar discipline
• Experience building efficient user-interfaces using Typescript and React
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with non-technical business stakeholders, product managers, and engineers
• Excited to explore new technologies and become an expert in our tech stack

Tech Stack

React, Typescript, Go, Python, gRPC, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Snowflake

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $170,000 - $250,000. This range is representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Where a candidate falls in this range will be based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. This range represents base salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation. Other factors of total compensation include bonuses and equity.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Company equity
• 401k matching
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Lunch stipends
• Fully stocked kitchens
• Happy hours
• Great location and amazing views

Schedule

Beginning January 2, 2023, employees are required to be in the office 4 days per week.