Senior Backend Engineer II – US Stocks

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Indonesia, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Spearhead the technical design for squad features, create design documents, and conduct design reviews.

• Decompose epics into manageable tasks, provide estimates, track delivery progress, and remove obstacles for engineers.

• Develop the most vital and intricate system components.

• Set code quality standards through code reviews, testing practices, and coding guidelines.

• Ensure precise handling of money and quantities, implement idempotent requests, safe retries, and maintain audit trails.

• Lead integrations with U.S. brokerage and custody partners, including the reconciliation of records.

• Oversee incident response, perform root cause analysis, and implement lasting solutions.

• Manage technical debt and negotiate trade-offs with the Product team and Engineering Manager.

• Coach and mentor engineers within the squad.

• Collaborate with the Engineering Manager, Staff Engineers, and Architecture team on cross-team technical direction.

• Design and implement Smart Order Routing logic or multi-venue execution strategies to enhance fill rates and reduce latency across liquidity providers and exchanges.

• Define and uphold API contracts and WebSocket streaming standards between the backend trading engine and frontend/mobile teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent hands-on experience.

• Over 6 years of professional backend engineering experience.

• At least 1 year of experience leading a squad or project from a technical standpoint.

• Highly skilled in Java, Go, or another contemporary backend programming language.

• Strong background in microservices, event-driven design, reliability, and observability.

• Proven track record of writing and defending design documents.

• Solid experience with relational databases, including query optimization.

• Familiarity with Kafka and Redis.

• Experience operating services on GCP or AWS with CI/CD practices.

• Capable of planning and delivering work collaboratively, providing clear technical guidance, and mentoring engineers informally.

• Possess an ownership mindset and demonstrate clear communication skills.

• Experience in brokerage, trading, payments, cross-border money movement, or another regulated environment is a significant advantage.

• Direct experience integrating with API-first brokerage platforms such as Alpaca, DriveWealth, Interactive Brokers, or cryptocurrency exchanges.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance Bonus - Get rewarded for the impact you make.

• Private Insurance - Comprehensive health coverage for you.

• Paid Time Off - Take the time you need to recharge and come back stronger.

• Learning & Development - Company-sponsored training, courses, and professional certifications.

• Hybrid Work Arrangement - Enjoy the flexibility of working both remotely and from the office.

• Career Growth - Work closely with experienced leaders and take on meaningful ownership as we scale.

• Employee Perks - Enjoy exclusive discounts, partnerships, and lifestyle benefits.

• Collaborative & High-Ownership Culture - Work with intelligent, driven individuals in cross-functional teams, take ownership, and make a significant impact for our users.