About the Role

The Core Platform Lead will be responsible for owning the data ingestion and processing layer of a fintech platform, ensuring that messy financial data is transformed into a clean and queryable format. This role requires deep Rust experience and involves making critical architectural decisions while collaborating closely with the lead engineer.

What You'll Do

Own the data ingestion and processing layer that the rest of the business runs on, from raw, messy, heterogeneous financial data through to something clean and queryable.
Make first-principles calls on build vs. buy: understanding when a tool like dbt or Airflow genuinely solves the problem, and when the off-the-shelf option falls short of what the business actually needs.
Work in Rust at the core of systems where correctness and speed aren't a nice to have, they're the entire point given the financial decisions riding on this data.
Solve real data governance problems along the way: data quality, lineage, access controls, and handling of sensitive financial data.
Help shape how the data platform evolves as the company scales, not just maintaining what already exists.
Have a genuine voice in engineering culture and process as the team grows around you.

Who You Are

Deep, real Rust experience, with a focus on tradeoffs and language fundamentals.
Strong distributed systems and large-scale backend experience.
Experience building large-scale ingestion pipelines or data infrastructure from scratch, or a strong desire to do so.
A communicator who can think deeply but explain concisely.
Product curiosity and a willingness to learn about finance and underwriting.
A balanced perspective on AI in engineering work.

Compensation & Location

$200k-$250k. NYC hybrid preferred for those local, but fully remote is genuinely fine if you're not NYC-based.

Requirements

Deep Rust Experience

Candidates must have strong Rust ability and a deep understanding of tradeoffs and language fundamentals.

Distributed Systems Knowledge

Experience with distributed systems and large-scale backend development is essential.

Data Ingestion Experience

Experience building large-scale ingestion pipelines or data infrastructure is highly desirable.

Effective Communication

Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely is important.

Nice to Have

Product Curiosity

A desire to learn about finance and how users interact with the system is a plus.

Balanced AI Perspective

A healthy perspective on the role of AI in engineering work is beneficial.

Benefits

Remote Work Flexibility

The position allows for fully remote work for exceptional candidates.

Competitive Salary

The salary range is between $200k and $250k.