About Aera
Aera Technology is the Decision Intelligence company that makes business agility happen. In the era of digital acceleration, Aera helps enterprises around the world transform how they respond to the ever-changing environment. Backed by NEA.
About the role
Aera is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (CALC engine) in San Francisco or Mountain View, CA, USA. The full description is on Aera's site.
What they're looking for
- Strong experience in backend software development
- Deep expertise in one of the following areas:
- Strong Core Java skills: threading, allocation & garbage collection, performance tuning. Experience writing low latency Java
- Strong domain knowledge in database engine / Compiler design / Investment bank Front office
- Experience designing languages
- Understanding of how the JVM works
More about this role
- Work closely with the product team to codify design decisions into executable criteria.
- Collaboratively design and implement high-performance, low latency calculation engine code .
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to team members and stakeholders.
- Advocate for correctness-first approaches and foster a culture where quality is paramount.
- Strong experience in backend software development
- Deep expertise in one of the following areas:
- Strong Core Java skills: threading, allocation & garbage collection, performance tuning. Experience writing low latency Java.
- Strong domain knowledge in database engine / Compiler design / Investment bank Front office
- Experience designing languages.
- Understanding of how the JVM works.
- Experience using AI tools such as Claude Code.
- Prior experience building planning software
- Likely (but not exclusively) to have worked in one of the following industry:
- Database engines (not database implementations)
- Low latency front office investment bank
- Compilers
- Basic understanding of Spring.
- Knowledge of Multi dimensional modeling.
- Knowledge of Lambda Architecture (...
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