Staff Backend Engineer: Financial Data

About the role

Rogo transforms global finance by providing AI solutions to investment banks, private equity funds, and other financial firms. We aim to redefine financial workflows through innovative AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Own critical data infrastructure: Develop and maintain robust, scalable systems for ingesting, transforming, and serving financial datasets.
• Architect for scale and performance: Design and implement highly efficient data processing pipelines that handle vast amounts of data with minimal latency.
• Drive data integration: Create seamless connections between diverse financial data sources, ensuring they are integrated into cohesive, reliable platforms.
• Enable AI with great data: Collaborate with the Core AI team to ensure data quality and structure, enhancing the performance and reliability of Rogo's AI models and retrieval systems.
• Handle customer data with care: Build secure, compliant integrations that protect enterprise customer data according to strict privacy and reliability standards.
• Raise the bar: Lead by example in coding, decision-making, and fostering a positive work environment.
• Cultural anchor: Foster a culture of learning, craftsmanship, and ownership within the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years of hands-on experience with GCP or equivalent cloud stacks.
• Mastery in Python and proficiency in at least one strongly typed language (Rust, C++, or Java).
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems, including asynchronous patterns, streaming, queuing, caching strategies, and robust observability tools.
• Strong background in relational databases and SQL, along with experience with NoSQL, in-memory, and columnar stores.
• 3+ years of experience managing or working closely with globally distributed engineering teams.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for corporate finance, capital markets, and financial data, with a deep understanding of industry standards and workflows.

Qualifications

• Track record of shipping high-quality products in fast-paced, unstructured environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and influence engineering direction across teams.

Skills

• Python for backend and API systems.
• Proficiency in at least one strongly typed language (Rust, C++, or Java).
• Experience with large-scale data pipelines, both streaming and batch.
• Expertise in relational and NoSQL databases.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Passion for AI, corporate finance, and financial data.

Benefits

• Rapid growth and global client base.
• Proven product-market fit and strong backing from investors.
• Opportunity to work on a groundbreaking, transformative project.
• Collaborative, supportive, and high-intensity team environment.

Pay

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible hours to accommodate global team dynamics.