Job Description
Composer is a no-code platform for automated investment management. Composer allows you to build, test, deploy, and manage automated investing strategies - all without writing a line of code.As an early backend engineer at Composer you will:- Be responsible for designing and building critical pieces of our infrastructure- Work closely with the executive team to guide our decisions regarding technical architecture- Maintain and improve our trading and backtesting serversProjects you will work on:- Creating a language that clients can use to define any conceivable trading strategy ("strategies as data")- Determining the best way to collaborate on, share, and/or monetize strategies- Working on a state of the art and novel approach to trading- Develop new features that depend on backend, including new symphony editor functionality, custom logic for symphony personalization etc.- See here for more ideas!Were looking for someone who:- Will be a technical thought leader within the company- Has multiple years of experience as a backend developer- Has leadership ability and is interested in mentoring and developing other engineers- Ability to learn new concepts quickly- Makes educated decisions when faced with uncertainty- Is interested in Clojure / functional programming- Understands database design- Has familiarity with cloud platforms (We use GCP)Whats it like to work at Composer?- We believe diverse perspectives are necessary if we aim to disrupt finance. To that end, we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome a wide array of backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.- We believe the simplest solution is most likely the best one- We encourage self-improvement and learning new skills- We are venture-backed by top investors- Our Values