Full-Time

Software Engineer

Client Reporting

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Clear Street

Clear Street

201-500 employees

Provides prime brokerage and trading services

Fintech
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$170k - $225kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity

Senior

New York, NY, USA

Requires onsite presence in New York for four days per week.

Category
Backend Engineering
FinTech Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
gRPC
Kubernetes
Python
Data Structures & Algorithms
SQL
Apache Kafka
Java
Postgres
Docker
Redis
Snowflake
Requirements
  • You have at least six (6) years of professional experience implementing highly scalable services (we implement our code in SQL, Python and Java/SpringBoot)
  • You have contributed to systems that deliver solutions to complex business problems that handle massive amounts of data. You are drawn towards scale, distributed systems, and associated technologies.
  • You can clearly explain the nuances of system design and paradigms to engineers and stakeholders.
  • You prioritize end user experience and it shows in your APIs design, functionality, and performance.
  • You have a strong command over design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
  • You communicate technical ideas with ease and always look to collaborate to deliver high quality products.
  • Your experience will help you mentor team members, define our engineering standards, and drive a system design approach to building new services.
  • Preferred, but not required, experience on the Client Reporting Team Stack: gRPC, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes. Readiness to learn this stack is required.
Responsibilities
  • You will own the design and implementation of new features and services, turning the complexity of processing financial transactions across various asset classes into highly scalable services.
  • You will tackle non trivial problems that will challenge you to flex your system design muscles, balance trade offs, and implement clean efficient code.
  • As a voice of experience in the team, you will help mentor teammates, evolve our technical standards and best practices, and further our culture of system designs.

Clear Street provides a unified platform for trading various financial products, including equities and options, across major markets. Their services focus on prime brokerage, which encompasses trade execution, financing, clearing, and custody, helping clients manage their trading activities effectively. The platform is cloud-based and API-first, allowing for easy integration with other systems and scalability for users. This approach sets Clear Street apart from competitors by reducing technical setup time and enhancing trading efficiency. The company's goal is to modernize capital markets infrastructure, making trading more accessible and efficient for both individual and institutional clients.

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$457.2M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2018

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

12%

1 year growth

30%

2 year growth

46%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Clear Street's expansion into the UK market opens new growth opportunities.
  • The demand for cloud-native financial platforms is increasing, benefiting Clear Street.
  • Clear Street's acquisition of Fox River enhances its algorithmic trading capabilities.

What critics are saying

  • Clear Street faces strong competition from established UK financial institutions.
  • Regulatory challenges in the UK and Europe could increase compliance costs.
  • Integration of Fox River may lead to operational disruptions if not managed well.

What makes Clear Street unique

  • Clear Street offers a cloud-native clearing and custody system for capital markets.
  • The company provides a unified platform for trading equities and options globally.
  • Clear Street's API-first approach allows seamless integration with other financial systems.

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Benefits

Company equity

401k matching

Parental leave

Full medical, dental & vision insurance

Lunch stipends

Fully stocked kitchens

Happy hours