Lead technically complex projects in a senior role on the KYC team at Carta, focusing on compliance infrastructure for private markets.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 15 hours ago
What you'll build
- Lead the execution of complex technical projects
- Identify opportunities to simplify code and infrastructure
- Use AI-assisted engineering tools
- Mentor and coach peers
- Collaborate with product and design teams
Must have
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
AI in the day-to-day
Use the best AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate your workflow and improve code quality.
Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Software Engineer II on the KYC team at Carta, the individual will lead complex technical projects, focusing on the development of a unified compliance platform for private markets. Proficiency in Python, Django, React, and other modern technologies is essential, along with a strategic mindset to navigate technical trade-offs. This position is suited for seasoned engineers with over eight years of experience who can mentor peers and collaborate effectively across teams. The KYC team operates at a high volume, screening millions of entities annually, and is currently undergoing significant architectural changes.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 19, 2026. Last confirmed on Carta's careers page November 9, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Carta: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 91% of 161 comparable senior backend roles in United States that list Python we track (median $180,000 across 65 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 40.3% of 526 comparable senior backend roles in United States; Django appears in 2.3% of 526 comparable senior backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Carta lists $212,500–$250,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer II, KYC role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Django, Java, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Carta targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer II, KYC role at Carta.
From the original posting
The Company You’ll Join
The Team You'll Work With
The KYC (Know Your Customer) team is building the compliance infrastructure that powers every transaction in private markets, from Limited Partner (LP) onboarding to tender offers to transaction-level screening for Private Equity (PE). Across Carta's fund administration, Carta Law, and LP KYC-as-a-service offerings, the team screens over 1.5 million entities per year, making it one of the highest-volume compliance operations in the space. Right now, the team is in a pivotal moment: re-architecting a fragmented set of products into a unified KYC platform, part greenfield build, part strategic integration, where your judgment will directly shape the outcome. You'll join a small, senior team that blends startup-style execution with the rigor required to ship to production at scale.
The Problems You'll Solve
As a Senior Software Engineer II, KYC, you will lead technically complex projects and serve as a multiplier for your team. You’ll work to:
- Drive Implementation: Lead the execution of complex technical projects, driving them from concept to production while maintaining high standards for performance and reliability.
- Simplify Systems: Dig deep into our architecture to identify opportunities to simplify code and infrastructure, prioritizing changes that have a measurable business impact.
- Leverage Modern Tooling: Use the best AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate your workflow, improve code quality, and spend more of your time solving the high-level logic and unconventional problems
- Foster Growth: Act as a mentor and coach, raising the technical bar for your peers through diligent PR reviews and architectural guidance.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product and design to ensure we are building the right solution for the user, not just following a specification.
About You
- The Tech Stack: You have experience with (or a desire to learn) our core technologies: Python, Django, React, Postgres, and Kafka. We also utilize Java, gRPC, and AWS.
- Execution: You can break down complex user stories into actionable tasks and execute them with minimal guidance.
- Strategic Mindset: You understand the "why" behind your code and can articulate technical trade-offs to stakeholders.
- Experience: We recommend 8+ years of professional software engineering experience for this level.
Salary
Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:
- $212,500 - $250,000 for New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Santa Clara, CA
- $201,875 - $237,500 for Seattle, WA
Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.
Disclosures:
Standard company text repeated across Carta's postings is omitted here.