Senior Software Engineer, Clear Street

Portfolio Management

$170-220k

The ranges stated do not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Kafka

Redis

Linux

Node.js

Postgres

Kotlin

Snowflake

Lua

Git

SpringBoot

JSON

Senior and Expert level

New York

4+ days a week in office

Modern infrastructure for capital markets

Be an early applicant

Modern infrastructure for capital markets

201-500 employees

FintechB2BInvestingSaaSCapital MarketsCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$170-220k

The ranges stated do not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Kafka

Redis

Linux

Node.js

Postgres

Kotlin

Snowflake

Lua

Git

SpringBoot

JSON

Senior and Expert level

New York

4+ days a week in office

201-500 employees

FintechB2BInvestingSaaSCapital MarketsCloud Computing

Company mission

To rebuild the infrastructure that supports the capital markets, bringing them into the future.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You have at least seven (7) years of professional experience implementing highly scalable services in Java/SpringBoot using both multi-threaded and asynchronous processing patterns
You have strong SQL skills, query plan analysis and optimization skills/tactics
Build JSON parsing/validation/transform pipelines (JSON Schema), including custom adapters/codecs. (preference of GSON over Jackson)
You have a fundamental understanding of OLAP/OLTP workflows, and row oriented / column oriented database design choices
Model and operate Redis beyond KV: streams, pub/sub, hashes, sorted sets, Lua, eviction & persistence tradeoffs
Production debugging instincts: can trace failures across the layers of a system, understand /proc, syscalls, and debug latency related issues
You are familiar with Kubernetes, Docker, and Linux. You should have a basic understanding of what a system call is, what /proc is, what "strace" does
You have a strong command over design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
You should be solid with git, understand branching, rebasing, and dealing with issues
Preferred, but not required, experience on the following: gRPC, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, OpenAPI, kotlin, kafka, Singlestore, node.js, Bloomberg. Readiness to learn this stack is required

What the job involves

As an experienced Senior Software Engineer you will help build our flagship Clear Street Portfolio Management platform
You will tackle non trivial problems that force you to balance trade offs while implementing clean and efficient solutions
You will join our team of passionate and collaborative engineers to build core services for our world-class financial platform designed to handle all aspects of client needs while maintaining a high SLA
You’ll own and harden the ingestion, validation and persistence of high-volume data products across our Portfolio Management platform
You’ll turn ambiguous, cross-team pain into deterministic, observable systems.You will develop a wide range of services, from user authentication and authorization to client data delivery
You will have the opportunity to solve complex problems that will challenge your system design skills, implement clean and efficient code, and simplify complexity through feature and service design
As a senior team member, you will mentor teammates, evolve our technical standards and best practices, and promote a culture of system design
As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, and make a meaningful impact on the financial industry

Our take

Clear Street is building up-to-date, cloud native infrastructure for capital markets, bringing clients faster and easier access to things like reporting, clearing, custody, and execution.

It’s been quite a rise to prominence for the New York based startup, which surpassed a billion dollar valuation in 2022 despite only launching in 2018. However, given the previous industry experience of its founders, Clear Street's success should come as no surprise. The trio built the platform as a remedy to their own pain points, missed opportunities, and lack of access to key data in the prime brokerage space.

With its Unicorn status secured and its list of clients growing, Clear Street is now gearing up for a period of rapid expansion, both geographically and across the financial services industry. Securing funding in 2023 from Prysm Capital, the company has money to play with as it continues to pursue better infrastructure for capital markets.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

11% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Apr 2023

$270m

SERIES B

May 2022

$165m

SERIES B

Total funding: $470m

Company benefits

401k matching
Full medical, dental and vision insurance
Generous vacation time
Opportunities for professional development
In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, and amazing office views

Company HQ

World Trade Center, New York, NY

Leadership

Chris Pento

(CEO)

Financial services & investment veteran with over 30 years in the sector. Worked in Senior Management & Executive roles at Merrill Lynch, Knight Capital, Arxis Capital, Exos Financial, and Engineers Gate LP, before co-founding Clear Street in 2018.

Sachin Kumar

(CTO)

Former Pearl Rothman Software Engineer who has founded two previous FinTech companies - Tolo Technologies, and QED Trading.

Uriel Cohen

(Executive Chairman)

Trader, investor, and founder of proprietary trading firm Highland Capital Group. Co-founded proprietary investment firm Alpine Global Management in 2012.

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