Staff Backend Architect, Order & Ledger Systems

Tastyworks; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

tastytrade, based in Chicago, seeks a Staff Software Engineer for the Order Handling and Ledger Team. Hybrid role, 3 days in the office weekly, focusing on backend systems behind orders and settlements. Lead technical work, mentor teammates, and drive robust, scalable services.

Ideal candidate has 10+ years in software engineering, with strong backend experience, and comfort with Ruby or related stack components. Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with leadership.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven track record mentoring junior engineers and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own backend systems for order handling, ledger, and settlement.
• Partner with product to scope features and oversee implementation with cross-functional teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers.
• Deliver concise, high-quality code reviews on design, correctness, and performance.
• Define engineering standards and guide critical technical decisions.
• Lead complex production issue resolution and on-call responsibilities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Tools

Ruby

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

Job description

tastytrade, based in Chicago, seeks a Staff Software Engineer for the Order Handling and Ledger Team. Hybrid role, 3 days in the office weekly, focusing on backend systems behind orders and settlements. Lead technical work, mentor teammates, and drive robust, scalable services.

Ideal candidate has 10+ years in software engineering, with strong backend experience, and comfort with Ruby or related stack components. Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus are offered.