Senior Software Engineer - Investments
Mercury · San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United States
Posted 12 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Mercury's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 2% of Mercury's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Mercury
- high 26 stale, 1 reposted of 60 open
- Hiring momentum
- 92 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Mercury's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Mercury.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Investments Team, you will lead and contribute to the development of trading and custody systems that manage significant customer assets. Your role involves architecting scalable solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance while maintaining a strong sense of product ownership. You will also guide the engineering team through complex projects, making architectural decisions and driving high-impact initiatives.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Mercury as an employer.
What you need
- 5-7+ years of backend experience
- Domain knowledge of broker-dealer trading and/or custody systems
- Experience with individual securities, ETFs, and mutual funds
- Understanding of AWS and infrastructure solutions
- Experience as a technical lead on complex projects
- Ability to articulate technical opinions and tradeoffs
What you get
- Base salary
- Equity (stock options/RSUs)
- Competitive salary and equity ranges
- Regular updates to compensation based on industry data
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or programming languages mentioned
- Role involves significant responsibility and leadership
- Company is a fintech, not an FDIC-insured bank
Summarised from Mercury's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Mercury on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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