Software Engineer, Trade Processing (Senior)

About Clear Street:

Clear Street is building modern infrastructure for capital markets. Founded in 2018 by top Wall Street and Silicon Valley veterans, Clear Street is an independent, non-bank prime broker designed to solve the industry’s most neglected problem: legacy technology.

We have built a proprietary, cloud-native clearing and custody system from the ground floor to replace the outdated infrastructure used across capital markets. Our platform is fully integrated with central clearinghouses 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 so we can 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:

As a member of our Middle Office Software Engineering Team, you will play an integral part in the design and development of our institutional multi-broker/multi-prime post-trade processing platform. We are looking for someone who is passionate about solving complex business and technical problems with traditional and emerging technologies. You will collaborate with fellow engineering team members, product managers and business users in an agile/iterative environment. As a voice of experience on the team, you will help mentor teammates, evolve our technical standards and best practices, and further our culture of system designs.

Our tech stack includes: Java/Spring, Go, Python, RDBMS and NoSQL, gRPC, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes.

Skills We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• 7+ years development in related technology OR 5+ years in related technology AND business area
• Experience utilizing Java, Spring, Spring Boot, RDBMS, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), microservice based server side application development.
• Ability to create clean, concise, readable, maintainable code.
• Effective and concise oral and written communication skills.
  

Bonus Points:

• Masters Degree in Computer Science or Related Engineering Field 
• Experience in Financial Services, Capital Markets and/or Prime Brokerage
• FIX Protocol

The Base Salary Range for this role is $170,000 - $240,000. 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. The range stated does not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.

At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. As such, beginning on January 2, 2023, we are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.

Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.