Clear Street
About Clear Street
Clear Street’s mission is to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset, in every market, through a unified platform built for speed, transparency and scale. We give our clients the technology, tools, and service once reserved for the largest institutions, rebuilt with modern infrastructure. Our single, cloud-native, end-to-end capital markets platform powers investor growth today and is transforming how they can interact with markets tomorrow.
The Role As an experienced Senior Software Engineer you will help build our flagship Clear Street Studio, a modern brokerage experience. You will tackle non trivial problems that force you to balance trade offs while implementing clean and efficient solutions. You will join our team of passionate and collaborative engineers to build core services for our world‑class financial platform designed to handle all aspects of client needs while maintaining a high SLA.
You will develop a wide range of services, from user authentication and authorization to client data delivery. You will have the opportunity to solve complex problems that will challenge your system design skills, implement clean and efficient code, and simplify complexity through feature and service design. As a senior team member, you will mentor teammates, evolve our technical standards and best practices, and promote a culture of system design.
The Team Our team is composed of highly talented and motivated engineers who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of financial technology. Working together, we have built a platform that serves institutional clients and is at the frontier of technological innovation. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies, collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, and make a meaningful impact on the financial industry. We value creativity, innovation, and a strong work ethic, and we are committed to providing our team members with the support and resources they need to succeed.
Requirements
At least seven (7) years of professional experience implementing highly scalable services in Java with a deep understanding of the Spring Framework ecosystem.
Experience contributing to systems that deliver solutions to complex business problems that handle massive amounts of data. A passion for scale, distributed systems, and associated technologies.
Ability to clearly explain the nuances of system design and paradigms to engineers and stakeholders.
Prioritization of end‑user experience that shows in API design, functionality, and performance.
Strong command over design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
Excellent communication of technical ideas with ease and a collaborative mindset to deliver high‑quality products.
Experience mentoring team members, defining engineering standards, and driving a system design approach to building new services.
Preferred but not required: experience on the Platform team’s stack – Authentication providers and protocols (OAuth2), Fine‑Grained Authorization (e.g., Auth0 FGA or Authzed), gRPC, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Gradle, and Kubernetes. Readiness to learn this stack is required.
What We Offer
The opportunity to join a growing team of good people, where you can make a difference.
A new, high‑quality code base with little technical debt and room to build new services and features.
An environment that embraces the utility of a DevOps‑oriented culture and combines it with a focus on CI/CD methodology.
A meritocratic philosophy that champions collaboration.
Competitive compensation, benefits, and perks.
The Base Salary Range is $170,000 - $220,000. These ranges are representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. The range a candidate falls into will be based on job‑related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. These ranges represent Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street’s total compensation. The ranges stated do not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.
At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401(k) matching, gender‑neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. We are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In‑office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.
Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high‑performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.
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The Role As an experienced Senior Software Engineer you will help build our flagship Clear Street Studio, a modern brokerage experience. You will tackle non trivial problems that force you to balance trade offs while implementing clean and efficient solutions. You will join our team of passionate and collaborative engineers to build core services for our world‑class financial platform designed to handle all aspects of client needs while maintaining a high SLA.
You will develop a wide range of services, from user authentication and authorization to client data delivery. You will have the opportunity to solve complex problems that will challenge your system design skills, implement clean and efficient code, and simplify complexity through feature and service design. As a senior team member, you will mentor teammates, evolve our technical standards and best practices, and promote a culture of system design.
The Team Our team is composed of highly talented and motivated engineers who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of financial technology. Working together, we have built a platform that serves institutional clients and is at the frontier of technological innovation. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technologies, collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds, and make a meaningful impact on the financial industry. We value creativity, innovation, and a strong work ethic, and we are committed to providing our team members with the support and resources they need to succeed.
Requirements
At least seven (7) years of professional experience implementing highly scalable services in Java with a deep understanding of the Spring Framework ecosystem.
Experience contributing to systems that deliver solutions to complex business problems that handle massive amounts of data. A passion for scale, distributed systems, and associated technologies.
Ability to clearly explain the nuances of system design and paradigms to engineers and stakeholders.
Prioritization of end‑user experience that shows in API design, functionality, and performance.
Strong command over design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
Excellent communication of technical ideas with ease and a collaborative mindset to deliver high‑quality products.
Experience mentoring team members, defining engineering standards, and driving a system design approach to building new services.
Preferred but not required: experience on the Platform team’s stack – Authentication providers and protocols (OAuth2), Fine‑Grained Authorization (e.g., Auth0 FGA or Authzed), gRPC, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Gradle, and Kubernetes. Readiness to learn this stack is required.
What We Offer
The opportunity to join a growing team of good people, where you can make a difference.
A new, high‑quality code base with little technical debt and room to build new services and features.
An environment that embraces the utility of a DevOps‑oriented culture and combines it with a focus on CI/CD methodology.
A meritocratic philosophy that champions collaboration.
Competitive compensation, benefits, and perks.
The Base Salary Range is $170,000 - $220,000. These ranges are representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. The range a candidate falls into will be based on job‑related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. These ranges represent Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street’s total compensation. The ranges stated do not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.
At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401(k) matching, gender‑neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. We are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In‑office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.
Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high‑performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.
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