Staff Software Engineer

Company DescriptionFarther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting-edge technology - delivering a comprehensive, tailored wealth management experience.Farther’s founders are leaders and innovators from the private wealth industry who possess a unique blend of traditional wealth management, fintech, and technology production expertise. We’re backed by top-tier venture capital firms, fintech investors, and industry leaders.Joining Farther means joining a collaborative team of entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping their clients and our teammates achieve more. If you’re the type who breaks through walls to get things done the right way, we want to build the future of wealth management with you. The Role As a Staff Software Engineer at Farther, you'll be a technical leader who shapes how we build software. You'll drive architecture decisions, tackle our most complex challenges, and guide other engineers while remaining deeply hands-on.We're building an elite engineering team. We look for three things: deep technical expertise in your craft, high horsepower to rapidly context-switch across complex problems, and a track record of winning in multiple areas of your life.We give Staff engineers significant autonomy to drive technical strategy. You'll own major architectural decisions, establish engineering standards, and be accountable for technical outcomes. We trust you to make the right calls and measure success by the impact you create, not the process you follow.We expect technical leaders to champion AI adoption. As a Staff engineer, you'll demonstrate how to leverage AI tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and multiply team effectiveness. You'll help the organization work smarter and ship faster by showing teams how AI can transform their workflow.Your Impact Drive technical architecture decisions that shape the future of our platformLead the design and implementation of large-scale systems spanning frontend and backendEstablish engineering standards and best practices that scale across the organizationChampion adoption of AI tools across engineering teams – demonstrate how to leverage AI to multiply effectiveness and accelerate deliveryTackle complex technical challenges in system design, scalability, reliability, and performanceOperate with significant autonomy – own major technical decisions and be accountable for architectural outcomesGuide and mentor engineers through complex technical decisionsDrive technical excellence through code reviews, architecture reviews, and documentationThe Ideal Match 10+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated ability to work across the full stackFluency with AI coding tools and passion for leveraging them strategically – you're already multiplying your output and want to help others do the sameThrives with high autonomy and ownership – you want to drive technical strategy and own major architectural decisions without micromanagementTrack record of making significant technical decisions that positively impact engineering organizationsOutstanding communication – you explain complex concepts clearly and provide actionable updatesBuilder mentality – you ship working software and iterate, not write specs endlesslyTenacity to tackle difficult problems head-onSelf-directed and autonomous – you work independently on high-level guidanceExperience mentoring engineers and driving technical best practicesTrack record of winning in multiple areas of your lifeBonus Points Experience building financial services, trading systems, or wealth management platformsBackground in high-availability system design and real-time data processingExperience with event-driven architecturesKnowledge of financial regulatory requirements and complianceWhy Join UsCompetitive comp package that rewards impactWork alongside some of the brightest minds in fintechGround-floor opportunity at a fast-scaling startupChart your own growth path as we expandFull health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA optionsUnlimited PTOAn amazing collaborative atmosphere between product, design, and engineering to solve hard problems together🚀 Want to learn more about building the future of wealth tech at Farther? Visit tech-life.farther.com to discover more about our engineering teams, tech stack, culture, interview process, and perks & benefits.