About the company
Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, Carta brings together the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates.
Responsibilities
- Navigate ambiguity: tackle the most complex and poorly defined problems at Carta, breaking them down into navigable paths for the rest of the organization.
- Champion systemic improvement: identify and eliminate failure patterns across multiple systems, driving architectural changes that improve scalability and reliability.
- Bridge technical gaps: use your deep understanding of cross-functional domains to align multiple teams on major technical decisions.
- Define the AI frontier: lead the charge in transforming how we build by defining the context and building the rails that allow every person at Carta to leverage AI tools safely and effectively.
- Uphold engineering standards: set the vision for operational excellence and mentor senior engineers to raise the collective craft of the organization.
Requirements
- Expert in building distributed systems.
- Primary stack: Python/Django, React, and Postgres; comfortable guiding technical direction across JVM languages, gRPC, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS).
- Leadership through influence rather than authority, acting as a role model for constructive communication and technical discipline.
- Vision: anticipate future roadblocks and build systems that support long-term business growth.
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a track record of high-level technical leadership.
Conditions
- Market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans.
- Minimum cash compensation range: $240,000 - $300,000 in San Francisco, CA.
- Final offers may vary based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.