What We Do

Gridline is a fast-growing, VC-backed fintech company building the infrastructure that powers private markets in the wealth channel. We bring speed, transparency, and institutional-grade operating rigor to a historically manual and opaque part of the financial system.

We’re in a phase of rapid growth and are building the team that will define the next generation of private market infrastructure.

Who We Are

We’re operators and builders who care about execution, clarity, and long-term impact. We look for people who:

• Make data-driven decisions and think in systems
• Take ownership and move with urgency
• Communicate clearly and set thoughtful priorities
• Learn fast and thrive in evolving environments
• Operate with candor, integrity, and high standards

Role Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer you will provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring on design, code, and strong engineering practices. You’ll be joining a highly talented team where you can help to drive both the mission and technical direction of Gridline.

Core Responsibilities & Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, including ownership of complex production services.
• Expertise in Go, with hands‑on experience building scalable, fault‑tolerant backend systems.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals (concurrency, data modeling, caching, observability, resiliency patterns).
• Ability to produce clean, maintainable, well‑tested code and raise the quality bar for the team.
• Experience designing and evolving SaaS architectures with an emphasis on performance and reliability.
• Collaborative mindset, comfortable partnering with product, design, and operations to deliver high‑impact features.
• Fintech or regulated‑industry experience is a plus, especially with payments, reconciliation, or ledger systems.
• Experience with Terraform or infrastructure‑as‑code in cloud environments is a bonus.