Backend Software Engineer - Market Data Services @ Clear Street
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About Clear Street
Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem. Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets. The firm built a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market and integrated with central clearing houses and exchanges supporting billions in daily trading volume.
The Team
The FACT team is responsible for key data products including security and pricing master, corporate actions, streaming market data, and other reference datasets. The team collects inputs from various sources and organizes them into cohesive data products used as the authoritative source across the firm. The services built by the team are characterized by thoughtful API design, strategic caching, and robust signaling.
The Role
As a Backend Software Engineer - Market Data Services on the FACT team, you will collaborate with passionate engineers to build core platform services. You will design and implement new features, solve complex system design challenges, and mentor team members to ensure clean, efficient code. This role emphasizes building flexible APIs and scalable microservice architectures for processing financial transactions across various asset classes.
Requirements
- 8+ years professional experience with scalable service implementation using Golang.
- Proven ability designing flexible APIs for microservice architectures.
- Experience with distributed systems handling massive data volumes.
- Strong grasp of object-oriented design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
- Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
Our Tech Stack
Go, gRPC, Python, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes.
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary ($200,000 - $250,000) plus bonuses and equity.
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401k matching.
- Office-based work required 4 days per week with numerous in-office perks.
- A collaborative environment with a focus on mentorship and growth.
Key skills/competency
Backend, Golang, API design, microservices, distributed systems, scalability, data processing, mentoring, finance, cloud-native
How to Get Hired at Clear Street
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Emphasize Golang and scalable systems experience.
- Research Clear Street: Understand their cloud-native and financial focus.
- Tailor your cover letter: Highlight API design and microservices skills.
- Practice system design: Prepare to discuss trade-offs and scalability.