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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!
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