Staff Engineer of Custody, Forge
$190-205k
+ Annual bonus
Stock market for private companies
Be an early applicant
Stock market for private companies
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$190-205k
+ Annual bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To power an accessible, liquid , and transparent private market.
Role
Who you are
- This is a critical role for an experienced engineer who excels at designing scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions and enjoys mentoring others
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record in backend development
- 5+ years of experience programming with C# and .NET technologies
- Experience with integrating with or building accounting or financial services back office systems
- Proven ability to develop and maintain distributed web applications and services
- Demonstrated success working in fast-paced environments and contributing to cross-functional teams
- Experience leveraging AI agents to accelerate development of production-level code
Desirable
- Background in fintech or financial services, especially in custody or retirement solutions
- Experience building UIs using JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular
- Familiarity with AWS cloud infrastructure
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical documentation
- Previous experience at a high-growth, venture-backed company
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our custody accounting engineering team
- You will collaborate cross-functionally to build innovative financial products and services that power the next generation of retirement and custody solutions
- As a staff engineer, you’ll play a key role in evolving our technical architecture and ensuring high standards in engineering excellence
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable web applications and backend services using .NET, Messaging, RDBMS, and modern distributed architectures
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine product requirements, design system architecture, and conduct peer reviews
- Lead by example through high-quality code delivery, technical mentorship, and clear communication
- Contribute to Forge’s overall technical strategy, ensuring best practices in software development, testing, and deployment
- Develop and maintain automated unit and integration test suites to ensure reliability and performance
- Support system operations and ensure availability and security meet enterprise-grade standards
- Keep up with industry best practices, libraries, and products
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. And expanding its global reach through partnerships with Wells Fargo Securities and Deutsche Börse.
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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
- Medical, dental, and vision
- 401k plan, life insurance, HSA and FSA, and pre-tax mass transit and parking benefits
- Equity for all employees
- New parent leave and generous time off
- Education, training, and mentorship
- Team lunches, employee interest groups, and company celebrations
- Employee-led resource groups, volunteering, and community service
- Rewards & Recognition
- 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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