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Farther

Staff Full-Stack Engineer (Backend Focus)

Farther, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Hybrid - New York

Company Description Farther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting‑edge technology to deliver a comprehensive, tailored wealth‑management experience.

Our founders bring expertise from private wealth, fintech, and technology production. We’re backed by top‑tier venture capital firms, fintech investors, and industry leaders. Joining Farther means becoming part of a collaborative team of entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping clients and teammates achieve more.

The Role As a Staff Full‑stack Engineer (Backend‑Leaning) at Farther, you will be a key technical leader within our engineering organization, architecting and driving the development of our core platform and infrastructure. You will shape the technical vision of our backend systems while maintaining strong full‑stack capabilities, establish engineering standards, and tackle our most complex distributed‑systems challenges. Working with TypeScript, Bun, and CockroachDB, you will influence technical decisions that impact our entire financial platform. This is a technical leadership role focused on engineering excellence, not people management.

Your Impact

Drive technical architecture decisions that shape the future of our backend platform

Lead the design and implementation of large‑scale distributed systems and full‑stack features across multiple projects

Establish backend engineering standards and best practices that scale across the organization

Tackle complex technical challenges in system design, scalability, reliability, and performance

Guide and mentor senior engineers through complex technical decisions and full‑stack implementation

Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical documentation

Collaborate with engineering leadership to define technical strategy and roadmap

Design and implement critical financial systems architecture while considering frontend implications

Work across the full‑stack to deliver complete solutions when needed

Champion engineering excellence in distributed systems and full‑stack development

Lead technical discovery and implementation of major new platform capabilities

Contribute to our cutting‑edge, agentic‑based software manufacturing pipeline

The Ideal Match

10+ years of backend development experience with strong full‑stack capabilities and deep expertise in distributed systems

Extensive experience with database design and distributed data systems (CockroachDB or similar)

Strong proficiency in frontend technologies (React, TypeScript) with ability to architect full‑stack solutions

Strong background in financial systems architecture and implementation

Track record of making significant technical decisions that positively impact engineering organizations

Experience mentoring senior engineers and driving technical best practices across the stack

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, particularly in technical documentation

Proven ability to break down complex technical problems and guide solutions across multiple teams

Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS), microservices architecture, and containerization

History of successful technical leadership without direct management responsibilities

Product‑focused mindset with ability to balance technical excellence and business impact

Bonus Points

Experience building trading systems or financial platforms

Background in high‑availability system design

Expertise in event‑driven architectures

Experience with technical strategy and roadmap planning

Knowledge of financial regulatory requirements and compliance

Track record of solving complex distributed systems challenges

Experience with real‑time data processing

Contributions to open‑source projects or technical writing

Background in functional programming at scale

Experience with performance optimization of large‑scale applications

Why Join Us

Competitive compensation package that rewards impact

Work alongside some of the brightest minds in fintech

Ground‑floor opportunity at a fast‑scaling startup

Chart your own growth path as we expand

Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options

Unlimited PTO

An 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.

Important: Farther is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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