Backend Software Engineer, Trading Systems & Data Platform

The Company

Arta is on an audacious and incredibly rewarding mission: to pave the way for people everywhere to lead more successful financial lives. Arta leverages AI and sophisticated digital tools to make financial products once reserved for ultra-high-net-worth individuals accessible to a broader global audience. Think of it as your own digital family office, combining intelligent investment strategies, alternative assets, private market access, and smart automation to help you grow and protect your wealth effortlessly. We value trust, teamwork, and adaptability.

The Role

We’re building the core systems that power Arta’s wealth platform - including trading infrastructure, ledgering, billing, and real-time data pipelines.

This role focuses on high-reliability financial systems, where correctness, consistency, and latency are critical.

You’ll work on systems such as:

Trading and order workflows

Ledger and portfolio accounting systems

Market data and analytics pipelines

You may also interface with AI-powered systems, but your primary focus is building the financial and data backbone that everything else depends on.

If you enjoy building systems where correctness is non-negotiable and failure has real consequences, this role will suit you well.

What You Will Do

Design and build core financial systems (trading, ledger, billing)

Develop systems for transaction processing, reconciliation, and portfolio state management

Build and scale real-time and batch data pipelines

Architect APIs and backend services for internal and external use

Ensure system reliability, observability, and fault tolerance

Contribute to distributed systems design (event-driven systems, microservices, streaming)

Partner with ML teams to integrate models into production systems (as needed, not core focus)

Who You Are

Strong backend or systems engineer with experience in distributed systems

Experience in at least one:

Financial systems (trading, ledger, payments)

Data infrastructure

Scalable backend platforms

Strong understanding of system design, consistency, and reliability

Solid programming skills (Python or similar)

Experience with modern infra (Kafka, Kubernetes, cloud, etc.)

Strong Plus

Experience with financial primitives (ledger, order management, reconciliation)

Experience in low-latency or high-throughput systems

Exposure to data platforms or streaming systems

Some familiarity with ML systems (nice-to-have, not required)

Interview Process

Introduction with Head of Talent, 20-30m

Coding/Algorithm/Data Structures, 60m - VIRTUAL

Coding/Algorithm/Data Structures, 60m - ONSITE

Domain Knowledge & System Design, 60m - ONSITE

Co-founder Interview, 30m

Note: We require at least one in-person interview before making our offer decision. For remotely located candidates, we may request you to visit the Mountain View HQ to meet the team. Depending on your location, you will meet our team member based in NY/New Jersey.

Interview Integrity Notice

To ensure a fair and accurate assessment, candidates are expected to complete all interview exercises independently, without the use of external assistance or AI tools. Arta may, with your consent, request that you share your full screen during technical portions of the interview to verify your work environment. Interviewers may also, with your consent, ask you to temporarily disable virtual backgrounds or filters to confirm your identity and maintain interview integrity. These steps are voluntary, used only for real-time verification, and do not involve recording, storing, or accessing any information beyond what you choose to display during the session.

What We OfferWhat We Offer

A competitive salary and benefits package, with ample opportunities for growth and advancement

A vibrant and dynamic work environment where innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning are highly valued

The opportunity to work with a diverse and talented team of industry experts, passionate about shaping the future of finance

Robust health insurance offering for you and your family

High deductible health plan available with health savings account contribution

20 weeks of parental leave

17 days PTO annually

Arta's Compensation Philosophy

We determine your salary based on factors including your interview performance, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Our offers are based on salary bands that are updated periodically using market benchmarks and consider geographic location as well (for example, higher cost regions like San Francisco or New York). If you are presented with an offer, we will review the base salary, benefits, number of options, notional option value and strike price. We would like to know if you accept our offer within 7 days.

Please keep in mind that the equity portion of your offer is not included in these numbers and represents a significant part of your total compensation.

IC I: $110,000-$180,000

IC II: $160,000-$230,000

IC III: $180,000-$300,000