Staff Software Engineer — Scale AI-Driven Fintech Systems

Storm2; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Storm2, a high-growth fintech-focused platform, is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to shape how institutions manage private market investment data. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and deliver enterprise-grade systems with performance, reliability, and security at scale.

Join a fast-paced, collaborative team building an AI-native platform for automation, data standardisation, and intelligent workflows that support investors, wealth managers, and financial institutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven track record delivering complex projects with company-wide impact.
• Experience in SaaS/fintech or enterprise software platforms.
• Strong architecture, APIs, and data-intensive applications.
• Ability to influence direction and align multiple teams.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of large-scale initiatives spanning multiple teams and product areas.
• Architect and build scalable backend services, distributed systems, and platform capabilities.
• Drive technical strategy and influence engineering direction across the organisation.
• Partner closely with product, design, data, and engineering stakeholders to deliver high-impact solutions.
• Evaluate architectural trade-offs with a focus on scalability, maintainability, performance, and security.
• Mentor engineers through technical leadership, code reviews, design discussions, and hands‑on guidance.
• Identify and address technical debt, platform bottlenecks, and infrastructure challenges.
• Establish and promote software engineering best practices, development standards, and operational excellence.
• Contribute to platform evolution and long-term technical roadmap planning.
• Support the delivery of reliable, observable, and highly available production systems.

Skills

System design

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cross-team collaboration

Job description

Storm2, a high-growth fintech-focused platform, is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to shape how institutions manage private market investment data. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and deliver enterprise-grade systems with performance, reliability, and security at scale.

Join a fast-paced, collaborative team building an AI-native platform for automation, data standardisation, and intelligent workflows that support investors, wealth managers, and financial institutions.