Staff Software Engineer

Job description

Overview: At Compound Planning, we’re building the next-generation financial planning platform, and we need software engineers to help deliver that vision. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in delivering a best-in-class experience that empowers clients to understand their comprehensive financial picture, collaborate seamlessly with advisors, and unlock powerful financial solutions. You’ll work in a collaborative, cross-functional team of engineers, product managers, and designers, using modern technologies to build high-quality, scalable, and innovative software. Your contributions will directly impact the success of our product and company. Important Note on Work Authorization: While we value diverse backgrounds and experiences, Compound is not currently able to sponsor work visas (including H-1B). Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. What you’ll do: - Design, build, and maintain high-quality applications. - Lead feature implementation and own the end-to-end delivery of new features and enhancements, from concept to deployment. - Design elegant, scalable, and maintainable software solutions to solve complex business problems. - Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and engineers to bring ideas to life. - Contribute to system architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and security. - Review code, mentor teammates, and share best practices to elevate team performance. - Triage and resolve software defects, continuously improving application quality and user experience. - Stay at the forefront of development trends and innovations, driving technical excellence while delivering for the business. - Actively participate in agile software development, including planning, code reviews, demo and retrospectives. Minimum Requirements: - 6+ years of experience delivering high quality software. - Experience building APIs, backend systems, frontends, and app architecture. - Deep technical expertise in one or more languages. - Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals and software engineering best practices. - Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguous and evolving requirements. - Demonstrated high degree of ownership and a startup mindset. - Strong communication and collaboration skills within an agile team. - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities. - A growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning and improvement. - Ability to work core hours that align with US time zones. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in FinTech or working in a startup environment. - Strong grasp of modern, lean, web-application technologies - Familiarity creating integrations with external data sources and/or world class data visualizations - Familiarity with tools like Node.js, React, Next.js, Postgres, and AWS services. - Experience with CI/CD pipelines. - Understanding of security best practices. - Building, optimizing, or integrating AI/ML solutions. - Mobile development experience Join us at Compound Planning and help shape the future of financial planning delivering a world-class experience!