Forge Global

Senior Software Engineer (Tech Lead), Marketplace Middleware Engineering

Forge Global$209K — $240K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Technical lead experience for a product engineering team
  • Expertise building APIs with C# and .NET
  • Experience developing event-driven systems with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar
  • Knowledge of CQRS, Event Sourcing, or related methods
  • Proficiency in SQL/Relational Databases
  • Strong teamwork and delivery history
  • Fintech or financial services industry experience, familiar with regulatory concerns

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain web applications with marketplace middleware-specific logic
  • Communicate with stakeholders and collaborate on value-driven solutions
  • Mentor junior engineers on frameworks and software development best practices
  • Develop detailed technical documentation
  • Leverage Agile and Lean practices in software development
  • Lead workstreams and manage technical requirements
  • Design and build automated tests to ensure code quality
  • Support system operations and maintain high availability

Benefits

  • Flexible work location with in-office requirements of 2-3 days per week
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentoring
  • Collaborative and innovative team culture
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in the fintech space
  • Potential to work on impactful projects that drive growth in private markets
Full Job Description
The Role:

Forge's software engineering team is passionate about innovation and building scalable solutions that drive liquidity and growth in the private market. Our teams are leveraging a broad range of new technologies and are well-versed in delivering high quality, innovative solutions. We thrive on moving fast, delivering value, and living our values of being bold, humble, and accountable.

We are seeking passionae engineers with at least 8 years of experience delivering innovative software solutions that are scalable, secure, and easy to maintain. The ideal candidate thrives in team settings, enjoys collaboration and mentoring engineers, and focuses on delivering value and making an impact.

Location: This role requires 2-3 days a week in office in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities:
  • Design, implement, and maintain web applications with marketplace middleware-specific business logic
  • Communicate with stakeholders. Work with Architects, Tech Leads, Product, and Design members to arrive at solutions that produce customer and business value.
  • Mentor junior engineers. Guide members of the development team on internal and external frameworks, software development best practices, and new technologies.
  • Develop concise, articulate, and detailed technical documentation
  • Leverage Agile and Lean practices
  • Lead a workstream, partner with product on requirements, lead technical requirements, and plan actionable tasks for the team
  • Design, build, and maintain automated tests (unit and at times integration), ensuring high code quality
  • Support healthy system operations and ensure high levels of availability are achieved

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent years of working experience in the field
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • Experience as a technical lead for a product engineering team
  • Expertise building APIs with C# and .NET
  • Experience developing event-driven systems leveraging Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar
  • Experience with CQRS, Event Sourcing, or similar approaches
  • Experience with SQL / Relational Databases
  • Experience interpreting and contributing to system design
  • Proven track-record of teamwork and delivery
  • Fintech or Financial services industry experience with working knowledge of financial regulators and their concerns

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with KYC (Know Your Customer) workflows
  • Experience with multiple server-side programming languages
  • Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) or Domain Driven Development
  • Experience with Marten for Event Store DB
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and managing application deployments
  • Experience with scaling systems to millions of users
    • Working knowledge of the private market

For residents of San Francisco, CA the annual salary range for this role is $209,000-$240,000 annual bonus. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, bonus, and other factors

About Forge Global

Forge Global is a financial services company that provides a marketplace for pre-IPO investments. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Forge Global's platform allows investors to buy and sell shares in private companies, providing liquidity to early investors and employees. The company has partnerships with over 200 private companies and has facilitated over $10 billion in transactions. Forge Global's mission is to democratize access to private markets and provide investors with opportunities for growth and diversification.
Learn more about Forge Global
Size
200 employees
Market Cap
$260.4 million
Industry
NASDAQ

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