Staff Software Engineer - FinTech API & Systems Lead

Compound AI; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Compound Planning is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in the United States to design, build, and maintain high-quality applications. You will lead feature implementation end-to-end, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to scalable, secure software architectures.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years of experience, strong CS fundamentals, and a startup mindset. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, align with US core hours, and drive technical excellence across the product.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience delivering high quality software.
• Experience building APIs, backend systems, frontends, and app architecture.
• Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals and software engineering best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguous and evolving requirements.
• Demonstrated ownership and startup mindset.
• Strong communication and collaboration within an agile team.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality applications.
• Lead feature implementation and own the end-to-end delivery of new features and enhancements.
• Design elegant, scalable, and maintainable software solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and engineers to bring ideas to life.
• Contribute to system architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and security.
• Review code, mentor teammates, and share best practices to elevate team performance.
• Triage and resolve software defects, improving quality and user experience.
• Stay at the forefront of development trends and innovations, driving technical excellence.
• Actively participate in agile software development, including planning, code reviews, demos and retrospectives.

Skills

APIs

Backend systems

Frontend architectures

CS fundamentals

Ownership

Agile collaboration

Communication

Tools

Node.js

React

Next.js

Postgres

AWS services

CI/CD pipelines

Security best practices

AI/ML integrations

Job description

Compound Planning is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in the United States to design, build, and maintain high-quality applications. You will lead feature implementation end-to-end, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to scalable, secure software architectures.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years of experience, strong CS fundamentals, and a startup mindset. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, align with US core hours, and drive technical excellence across the product.