Senior Software Engineer

About the JobPave is on a mission to democratize wealth management by taking a tool previously only available to billionaires and scaling it to be the backbone of investment management everywhere. Our platform is powered by a proprietary and highly extensible ML algorithm. Our primary clients are investment advisors, institutions and fintechs that use our product to build personalized investment strategies and automate trading across entire books of business.Pave’s secret sauce is our proprietary portfolio management machine learning algorithm and supporting infrastructure. This is a prime focus of our growing Trading team. Our features & trade offerings are constantly expanding as we tackle our biggest challenge yet: scaling. We need to develop intentionally to ensure we do right by our users and their clients; many of whom have their retirement savings managed with our software. We’re looking for a Software Engineer with some experience in the financial industry to help us on our mission.At Pave one of our greatest strengths is the diversity of our team. We are motivated by a shared love of the product, and we value building a culture of new perspectives and creative thinking. Our team has experience across many industries and eras, from companies such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Fidelity, several hedge funds, Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, Wealthfront, DriveWealth, and E-Trade.What we’re looking for3+ years of professional software engineering experience, a BSc in Software Engineering or Computer Science or higher degree is a nice to have.Experience working in the financial services industryComfortable contributing across the stackStrongly preferred:Proficiency in Python/TypeScriptExperience with model testing and data analysisCollaboration abilities in cross-functional startup environments with mentoring experience and strong technical communication skillsHave led complex migrations or built infra from scratch in a zero-to-one settingSkilled at automating and abstracting painful manual workflowsEnjoy writing clean code, thinking about system design, and scaling both systems and developer productivityAre proactive, low-ego, and comfortable owning projects end-to-endWhy join PaveWe found market fit and are growing fast post-Series ATeam of highly experience professionals you can learn fromFast-paced, collaborative environment with opportunities to grow and own key systems$20M+ raised since inceptionUnlimited PTO + company holidaysMedical, dental, and vision, with HSA/FSA plans and mental health careCompany 401(k) with matchCommuter benefitsNYC office in the heart of ManhattanFree Lunch! Plus coffee and snacks provided in the officeLocation: New York City, 3 days in-office / week (hybrid).Compensation: $180,000–$225,000 base + sizable equity.