Senior Backend Engineer - Data Ingestion (ClickPipes)
ClickhouseSalary not specified
Full Time
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Backend Software Engineer - Market Data Services at Clear Street
New York, New York, United States
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Capital MarketsIndustries
Requirements
- At least eight (8) years of professional experience implementing highly scalable services (implemented in Golang)
- Confidence in designing and building flexible APIs which enable a microservice architecture to reliably deliver consistent data
- Experience contributing to systems that deliver solutions to complex business problems handling massive amounts of data, with a focus on scale, distributed systems, and associated technologies
- Strong command over object-oriented design patterns, data structures, and algorithms
- Ability to communicate technical ideas with ease and collaborate to deliver high quality products
- Experience mentoring team members, defining engineering standards, and driving a system design approach to building new services
Responsibilities
- Work with a team of engineers to build out the core Platform
- Own the design and implementation of new features and services
- Turn the complexity of processing financial transactions across various asset classes into highly scalable services
- Tackle non-trivial problems involving system design, balancing trade-offs, and implementing clean, efficient code
- Mentor teammates, evolve technical standards and best practices, and further the culture of system designs
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What tech stack does the FACT team use?
The FACT team stack includes Go, gRPC, Python, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Kafka, Redis, Docker, and Kubernetes.
What experience is required for this Backend Software Engineer role?
Candidates need at least eight years of professional experience implementing highly scalable services in Golang, confidence in designing flexible APIs for microservices, and experience with systems handling massive amounts of data for complex business problems.
What is the salary for this position?
This information is not specified in the job description.
Is this role remote or does it require office work?
This information is not specified in the job description.
What does the FACT team do?
The FACT team is responsible for key data products like security and pricing master, corporate actions, streaming market data, and reference datasets, collecting inputs from various sources and building services with thoughtful API design, caching, and signaling.
Clear Street
Provides prime brokerage and trading services
About Clear Street
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 setup enables clients to concentrate on trading rather than technical complexities. Clear Street differentiates itself with competitive pricing and a flexible approach, catering to both individual investors and large institutions. The company's goal is to enhance the infrastructure of capital markets, making trading more efficient and accessible.
New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$457.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
501-1,000Employees
Benefits
Company equity
401k matching
Parental leave
Full medical, dental & vision insurance
Lunch stipends
Fully stocked kitchens
Happy hours
Risks
Increased competition in cloud-native brokerage could pressure Clear Street's market share.
Regulatory changes in Europe may impose additional compliance costs for Clear Street.
Cryptocurrency market volatility could impact Clear Street's BTC yield strategies.
Differentiation
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 software systems.
Upsides
Clear Street's UK expansion opens access to European markets and new revenue streams.
Winning top awards in technology and client service enhances Clear Street's market reputation.
Investment in Databento boosts Clear Street's access to advanced market data solutions.
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