Software Engineer - Core

The Team

Nasdaq Private Market (NPM) is a mission-driven company that supports the entire secondary ecosystem of private companies throughout the journey from private to public. NPM is a standalone, independent company, which received strategic investments from SVB, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley. NPM is dedicated to serving a large and growing market for private company secondary liquidity that is built from Nasdaq s franchise of technology and operating marketplaces. NPM is both a financial technology provider and operator of its own private marketplace that offers an institutional-grade, centralized secondary trading venue for issuers, brokers, shareholders and prospective investors of private company stock so clients can use one platform to transact with confidence through an experience regulated operator.

NPM operates in a fast-paced environment that is constantly evolving. NPM has worked with 250+ private companies and 50,000+ employees, stakeholders and investors, which includes some of the fastest growing venture-backed companies globally.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq Private Market is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

About you

• Self-starter, motivated to build and know how to prioritize for execution and on-time delivery
• Problem-solver, ready to tackle all challenges with your strong analytical skills
• Collaborative team player, able to work cross-functionally across different teams within the organization
• Strong communications skills, detail-oriented approach with positive attitude

About the Role

As a Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of building the core API services and systems for the market platform. You will work on backend services, vendor integrations, and special projects to accelerate NPM s partnerships through technology. You will gain a unique look into how the private markets ecosystem is evolving and strengthen your fin-tech domain knowledge.

A typical day will include

• You write code in Ruby on Rails
• You are part of sprint based agile team using Ruby on Rails
• You are in constant communication with the Product team to ensure quality of design and delivery.
• You lead design sessions and coach more junior engineers.
• You help enforce code quality and best practices via peer code reviews.

You will need to demonstrate skills/experience in

• Ruby: 0-5 years
• Rails: 0-3 years
• HTML/JS/CSS
• SQL: 0-3 years
• UML proficient
• CS Degree

And it would be great if you also have experience in

• Experience with Java, C/C++, GoLang on the server side
• Experience with JavaScript, React, Node.js and other web frameworks
• Database experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, RDS
• Experience with Docker and in developing and deploying services in a cloud environment (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Experience in FinTech, payments and workflow automations
• Experience with Gitlab