Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Are you a full-stack engineer who thrives on designing elegant end-to-end solutions, shipping high-quality features, and raising the technical bar for teams around you? As a Senior Full Stack Engineer at Topstep, you'll play a foundational role in shaping the trader experience—from the database schema to the UI components traders interact with daily. You'll be instrumental in our architectural modernization, establishing patterns that enable teams to move fast with confidence while maintaining the reliability and performance that traders demand. This role is ideal for someone who brings both deep technical expertise and a product mindset. Someone who's excited to own features end-to-end, establish reusable patterns that scale across teams, and mentor engineers who are building the next generation of our platform. Join us and help define what technical excellence looks like at Topstep.

Key Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for full-stack architecture across the engineering organization, influencing how we design APIs, structure frontends, and ensure system reliability
• Own end-to-end feature development from Postgres schema design through GraphQL APIs to Next.js UI, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance
• Establish engineering patterns for GraphQL schema design, React component architecture, state management, and API / UI coupling that other teams can adopt
• Partner with product and design to translate trader needs into technical solutions that balance user experience with system constraints
• Drive architectural improvements during our modernization initiative, helping transition from monolithic systems to event-driven microservices while maintaining feature velocity
• Lead technical initiatives that materially improve developer experience, system performance, or code quality across the organization
• Mentor engineers across teams on full-stack best practices, architectural thinking, and production ownership
• Champion quality and reliability by embedding testing, monitoring, and operational thinking into every feature you ship

Required Qualifications and Key Competencies

Preferred Qualifications

Company Culture & Perks

New Hire Base Salary Range

Equal Opportunity Employer

Topstep is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees and applicants are valued. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Interested in the role? Apply today with your resume and cover letter!

At this time immigration sponsorship is not available for this position (including H-1B, STEM OPT training plans, etc.).