Senior Software Engineer, Forge
Trading
$157-190k
+ Annual bonus
More information about location
Stock market for private companies
Open for applications
Stock market for private companies
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$157-190k
+ Annual bonus
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To power an accessible, liquid , and transparent private market.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5–8 years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years of development experience in compiled, object-oriented languages (e.g., TypeScript, C#, Java)
- 2+ years of experience in dynamic scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Ruby)
- Experience with real-time data processing and event-driven systems (e.g., WebSockets, Kafka)
- Strong SQL skills and experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines and managing production deployments
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), proficiency with Git, GitHub, and Agile tools such as JIRA
- Experience in Private Markets or Financial Services, especially financial market data
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, proven ability to unblock and mentor other engineers
- Strong track record of delivery in high-performance engineering environments, commitment to diversity, inclusion, and building high-performing teams
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer II focusing on trading engineering, you will play a critical role in delivering a high-quality trading platform that powers trading functionality in the Forge Marketplace. You will identify opportunities to enhance trading products, including integrating modern low-latency technologies, and help define the direction and roadmap for trading engineering initiatives
- You will collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of trading technologies into products, improving both user experience and application performance
- Deliver software on time with accurate estimates
- Take ownership of production changes, including monitoring and maintaining runbooks
- Provide high-quality code reviews and help improve team engineering standards
- Design scalable and resilient trading platform architecture with a focus on performance
- Participate in design reviews and contribute to technical direction
- Serve as a technical expert for trading systems for internal teams and external partners
- Collaborate cross-functionally to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Solve complex engineering challenges, particularly within code generation frameworks
Application process
- Upon offer, we conduct background checks that include employment and education verification, state, and county criminal history searches
Our take
Corporate stock options are a competitive advantage for companies wishing to attract and motivate top talent. The option of early liquidity proves to be an enticement, especially when startups tend to postpone going public for so long.
Forge offers companies, their employees, investors, and institutions a means of selling their shares in a pre-IPO stock market, allowing private shares to be traded as freely as public company shares. Forge aims to standardize and bring speed to trades in the private market.
Big rivals include Carta and the Nasdaq Private Market, while others such as EquityZen, Zanbato, and Industry Ventures also pose threats. To strengthen its position in this bustling marketplace, Forge is focused on partnerships and new products; launching products such as Forge Intelligence, its first data product, and Forge Company Solutions. The company is also expanding its global reach through partnerships with Wells Fargo Securities and Deutsche Börse.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2021
$150m
LATE VC
Jan 2019
$35m
SERIES B
Total funding: $238.5m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness: Medical, dental, and vision are available to all employees.
- Smart savings: 401k plan, life insurance, HSA and FSA, and pre-tax mass transit and parking benefits.
- Ownership: Equity is offered to all qualifying employees.
- Life balance: New parent leave and generous time off.
- We grow with you : We encourage and support your growth through education, training, and mentorship.
- Relationship building: Team lunches, employee interest groups, and company celebrations.
- Community and culture: Employee-led resource groups, volunteering, and community service.
- Rewards and recognition: Continuous recognition of our employees’ milestones, wins, and hard work.
- Food and snacks: Healthy snacks, drinks, and weekly lunches when in the office.
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Kelly Rodriques
(CEO)Former CEO of Pensco and Founder of Operative Capital. Previous Operating Partner with Ignition Growth Capital and CEO of Blowtorch Entertainment. Successfully started and co-invested with accomplished venture capitalists in early-stage technology companies. Serves as a board member and advisor to several growth companies in technology-enabled service sectors.
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