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Staff Software Engineer, Order Handling and Ledger Team

Tastylive
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Posted
26 days ago
Department
tt - Core Brokerage (Backend)
Salary
$180,000-$230,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Significant experience as a technical lead and mentor
  • Deep expertise in building backend systems
  • Strong grasp of idempotency, transactions, concurrency control, and reliable communication between services
  • Mastery of at least one programming language and framework
  • Ability to quickly become productive in new languages and frameworks
Nice to have
  • Professional experience with Ruby
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ
  • Experience with ledgers, settlement, payments, banking, or related domains
What the job really is

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Order Handling and Ledger Team at tastytrade, you will design, build, and maintain backend systems that support order handling, ledger, and settlement processes. You'll collaborate with product teams to scope features, provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and lead troubleshooting efforts for production issues. The role emphasizes performance, stability, and the evolution of backend architecture in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits
  • Base Salary Range: $180,000-$230,000
  • Discretionary Performance Bonus: 15-20% of base salary based on individual and company performance
Things to weigh
  • Hybrid work model with 3 days in the office
  • Fast-paced environment may require adaptability to changing priorities
  • No specific technology stack mentioned beyond backend systems
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