Software Engineer - Quant (Backend)

FULL-TIME | NYC (IN-PERSON)About Moment

Moment is revolutionizing the largest asset class in the world.
Founded in 2022 by former fixed income quants at leading prop shops, Moment is already the leading fixed income infrastructure provider for global fintechs, traditional brokerages, wealth platforms, and RIAs.

Fixed income has evolved rapidly. Electronic trading volume has nearly doubled in the past three years. Retail fixed income volume has exploded—up more than 1500% in just two years. But the wealth space is largely still confined to legacy tech that doesn’t meet its needs anymore.
That’s where Moment comes in. In weeks—not months or years—we enable customers to launch a seamless, modern fixed income solution through a simple set of APIs across:

• Data & Analytics
• Automated Execution
• Automated Portfolio Optimization & Management

Most startups work their way up from small businesses. We did the opposite. In just a year, we've scaled to over $1.5 trillion in assets—and we’re just getting started. Backed by $56M+ from top-tier investors, our team is sharp, humble, ridiculously fast, and genuinely fun to work with. We’re growing like crazy. We’re looking for the best. Come build with us.

The Role

We are looking for talented software engineers to join our team as early members. You will work alongside some of the brightest people in the industry to develop the next generation of well-architected, robust, and scalable systems. Our engineering-driven culture is committed to delivering elegant and functional solutions to customers.
The ideal candidate has:

• Experience in a fast-paced, engineering-focused organization.
• A mindset to challenge conventions and continuously improve.
• Ability to own large features and drive scaling efforts to deliver on our commitment to serve billions of investors globally.

A fintech background is preferred but not required. We value a passion for revolutionizing access to capital markets. While an interest in finance is appreciated, we will provide comprehensive domain knowledge training during onboarding. Together, we aim to redefine and transform the finance industry.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain core services powering Moment’s pricing and portfolio management products. 
• Lead the scope definition, design, implementation, and deployment of robust distributed services, striking the appropriate balance between reliability, throughput, latency, resiliency, engineering velocity, and cost.
• Become an expert in fixed-income and in portfolio management.
• Actively participate in design and architecture reviews for new features, products, or infrastructure components.
• Produce comprehensive documentation throughout all project lifecycle phases.
• Contribute to the evolution of our tech stack as we scale our product.
• Assist in building a world-class team by participating in hiring and mentoring new team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering.
• Proven ability to architect or build 0–1 services in a large-scale production environment.
• Hands-on experience in building distributed systems in a cloud environment using AWS.
• Proficiency in event-driven systems leveraging Kafka or similar messaging frameworks.
• Familiarity with Go and Python programming languages
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Impact-oriented mindset, driving projects to success within Moment and beyond.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards for self and others when working with production systems.
• Open communication skills, including asking questions, assuming good intentions, and prioritizing transparency.
• Rigorous and empathetic approach, thriving in a collaborative and high-performance environment.

Compensation & Benefits

For this role, the salary range is $175,000-$250,000. Actual compensation will vary based on skills and experience.

In addition to a competitive salary and equity package, we provide every employee with:

• Grow into the leader you aspire to be. At a fast-growing company in an expanding industry, you can enjoy unmatched career growth
• Education is encouraged with our company-wide professional development programs and course reimbursements
• Comprehensive wellness package, providing top-notch health, dental, and vision coverage with 100% company reimbursement.
• Competitive compensation, top-notch gym stipends, and generous equity grants
• Flexible PTO policy that people actually use — on average, people take three weeks off per year
• 401k match to help you save for your future
• Paid lunches in the office, every day through Uber Eats and a free UberOne membership ($25).