Staff Software Engineer

Toronto, CanadaOn-site

Responsibilities

Champion Systemic Improvement: Identify and eliminate failure patterns across multiple systems, driving architectural changes that improve scalability and reliability.
Define the AI Frontier: Lead the charge in transforming how we build by defining the context and building the rails that allow every person at Carta to leverage AI tools safely and effectively.

Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.
Together, Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets.
Bridge Technical Gaps: Use your deep understanding of cross-functional domains to align multiple teams on major technical decisions.
You’ll help move the organization toward a future where AI amplifies our collective engineering impact.
While our primary stack is Python/Django, React, and Postgres, you should be comfortable guiding technical direction across JVM languages, gRPC, and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS).
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Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world-class software, purpose-built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit.
Uphold Engineering Standards: Set the vision for operational excellence and mentor senior engineers to raise the collective craft of the organization. About You
Vision: You don't just solve the problem in front of you; you anticipate future roadblocks and build systems that support long-term business growth. •
experience with a track record of high-level technical leadership. Salary
Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans.
Our expected cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is:
$205,600 - $257,000 CAD in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to security@carta.com.

Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.
Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds.
Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital.
For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page .
You’ll enter our engineering interview process as part of a pooled hiring model.
We believe in hiring for Carta first, focusing on your core strengths and technical craft rather than a specific team’s immediate gap.
Staff Engineers at Carta are technical anchors for our business.
You don’t just own features, you take long-term accountability for the technical health and strategic direction of different domains.
As you move through our process, we’ll transition from the general pool to a team-matching phase.
Our goal is to match your unique technical strengths, and personal career interests with our most impactful, strategic challenges.