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Clear Street · 3 days ago

Staff Software Engineer - Trading Systems

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$200K/yr - $240K/yr
date8+ years exp

Clear Street is on a mission to provide sophisticated investors access to every asset through a unified platform. The Staff Software Engineer will build scalable and reliable microservices for Securities Finance and Finance/Treasury functions, ensuring a deep understanding of the business domain and collaborating closely with users and product teams.

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Responsibilities

Build scalable and reliable microservices across Securities Finance and Finance/Treasury functions
Work closely with users (traders, customers, counterparties) and product to understand requirements and rapidly iterate
Own your system end-to-end, including support and ongoing improvements
Develop a deep understanding of the business domain

Qualification

Java/Spring BootRelational databasesKafkaDistributed systems architectureMulti-threadingConcurrencyDockerAWS / Cloud toolingSecurities Finance experienceSpring SecurityContract-first developmentPublic-facing API ownership

Required

8+ years of Software Development experience required
5+ years Java/Springboot
Have practical experience with relational databases like Postgres
Hands on experience working with Kafka
Understanding of distributed systems architecture
Understanding of multi-threading and concurrency
Understanding of Docker and container orchestration
Experience with AWS / Cloud native tooling

Preferred

Experience in the Securities Finance domain
Spring Security, Oauth, RBAC integration
Prior experience going from zero to one (building and rolling out a new product)
Contract-first development
Experience owning a public-facing API

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages
Company equity
401k matching
Gender neutral parental leave
Full medical, dental and vision insurance
Lunch stipends
Fully stocked kitchens
Happy hours
A great location
Amazing views

Company

Clear Street

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Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets.
dateFounded in 2018
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://clearstreet.io

H1B Sponsorship

Clear Street has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (22)
2024 (13)
2023 (5)
2022 (16)
2021 (8)
2020 (5)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$605M
Key Investors
Prysm CapitalIMC Investments
2023-04-11Series B· $270M
2023-02-14Series Unknown
2022-05-24Series B· $165M

Leadership Team

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Chris Pento
Co-Founder and CEO
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Ed Tilly
Chief Executive Officer
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