Senior Software Engineer II

Carta; Toronto; On-site; CAD 181,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Carta in Toronto, Ontario, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer II to lead technically complex projects within our private capital platform. You will work across the stack with Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka to deliver reliable, scalable features that power investment workflows.

You should bring 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, the ability to translate complex user stories into concrete tasks, and a strategic mindset to discuss trade-offs with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience with Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka.
• Ability to break down complex user stories into actionable tasks.
• Strategic mindset to articulate technical trade-offs to stakeholders.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of complex projects from concept to production.
• Simplify systems by identifying opportunities to reduce code and infrastructure complexity.
• Leverage modern tooling to accelerate workflow, improve code quality, and solve high-level problems.
• Foster growth by mentoring peers through diligent PR reviews and architectural guidance.
• Collaborate with product and design to ensure solutions meet user needs.

Skills

Python

Django

React

Postgres

Kafka

Job description

The Company You’ll Join

Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, Carta brings together the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work.

For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page.

The Team You’ll Work With

You’ll enter our engineering interview process as part of a pooled hiring model. We’re excited to meet people who are energized by complex, ambiguous problems. We look for owners and problem-solvers who are eager to dive into the details of their craft, and are motivated by building products and experiences that meaningfully expand access to ownership.

As you move through our process, we’ll transition from the general pool to a team-matching phase, ensuring that by the final interview, you are aligned with a specific team that matches your strengths and career goals.

High impact domains you might join include:

• Fund Operations: Building the core engine that powers our vision of an operating system for private capital, simplifying complex accounting workflows.
• Investor Reporting: Developing features that enable investment firms and audit partners to share accurate, timely performance data.
• Risk & Compliance: Scaling the infrastructure that ensures security and transparency across billions of dollars in assets.
• CRM: Building Carta's agentic CRM for deal teams and investor relations, turning relationship intelligence, dealflow, and fundraising into agentic workflows wired directly into the fund ERP. Learn more here

The Problems You’ll Solve

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will lead technically complex projects and serve as a multiplier for your team. You’ll work to:

• Drive Implementation: Lead the execution of complex technical projects, driving them from concept to production while maintaining high standards for performance and reliability.
• Simplify Systems: Dig deep into our architecture to identify opportunities to simplify code and infrastructure, prioritizing changes that have a measurable business impact.
• Leverage Modern Tooling: Use the best AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate your workflow, improve code quality, and spend more of your time solving the high-level logic and unconventional problems
• Foster Growth: Act as a mentor and coach, raising the technical bar for your peers through diligent PR reviews and architectural guidance.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product and design to ensure we are building the right solution for the user, not just following a specification.

About You

• The Tech Stack: You have experience with (or a desire to learn) our core technologies: Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka.
• Execution: You can break down complex user stories into actionable tasks and execute them with minimal guidance.
• Strategic Mindset: You understand the "why" behind your code and can articulate technical trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Experience: We recommend 8+ years of professional software engineering experience for this level.

Salary

Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our expected cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:

• $181,050 - $213,000 CAD in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

We are hiring for multiple levels and locations, so final offers may vary from the amounts listed based on geography, experience and expertise, and other factors.

Disclosures:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
• Carta uses E-Verify in the United States for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details.
• For information on our data privacy policies, see Privacy,CA Candidate Privacy, and Brazil Transparency Report.
• Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to [e-mail].