Senior Software Engineer (CALC engine)

Team: Engineering

Location: San Francisco or Mountain View, CA, USA

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the product team to codify design decisions into executable criteria.
• Collaboratively design and implement high-performance, low latency calculation engine code .
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to team members and stakeholders.
• Advocate for correctness-first approaches and foster a culture where quality is paramount.

About You:

• Strong experience in backend software development
• Deep expertise in one of the following areas:
• Strong Core Java skills: threading, allocation & garbage collection, performance tuning. Experience writing low latency Java. 
• Strong domain knowledge in database engine / Compiler design / Investment bank Front office 
• Experience designing languages.
• Understanding of how the JVM works.
• Experience using AI tools such as Claude Code.

Nice to Have:

• Prior experience building planning software 
• Likely (but not exclusively) to have worked in one of the following industry:
• Database engines (not database implementations)
• Low latency front office investment bank
• Compilers
• Basic understanding of Spring. 
• Knowledge of Multi dimensional modeling. 
• Knowledge of Lambda Architecture (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_architecture)