Republic is a financial technology firm that allows everyone to invest in private markets. Republic operates several distinct business lines including a retail investment platform, a private capital division, and a blockchain advisory practice. The Republic ecosystem has deployed over $900 million in investments, has supported over 600 companies, and comprises a community of over 1.5M users across 100 countries. Republic is backed by dozens of leading investment firms and financial institutions and its affiliated entities have co-invested with the best names in venture and private equity. Founded in 2016, Republic is headquartered in New York City with offices worldwide.

R-Digital is one of Republic divisions. We are a small, focused team of engineers and traders working together to build a hedge fund leveraging cutting-edge technology. Our mission is to design and implement efficient systems for crypto and traditional finance trading. Join us if you thrive in a collaborative, high-impact environment where your contributions directly shape our success.

Currently, we’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a strong sense of ownership to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with traders and engineers to build and maintain trading systems, financial data pipelines, and analytics tools.

• Develop and maintain software solutions using Python, TypeScript, and SQL.
• Build tools for managing and analyzing financial and trading data.
• Optimize systems for performance, scalability, and reliability in trading environments.
• Leverage Git, DevOps practices, and PaaS solutions to deploy and manage applications effectively.
• Take ownership of projects, from ideation to implementation and maintenance.

• 3-5+ years of professional software engineering experience (more is better).
• Proficiency in Python or TypeScript (ideally both).
• Strong SQL skills and comfort working with databases.
• Solid understanding of Git for version control.
• Proven ability to work independently and take ownership of your work.
• Problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.

Nice to have:

• Experience in crypto, finance, or trading.
• A genuine interest in Fintech
• Exposure to ETL pipelines, data engineering, or analytics workflows.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment.
• Familiarity with PaaS platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Understanding of trading systems or financial market mechanics.

Culture, Values, and what you may love working at Republic:

• Unlimited potential for growth and contributions as Republic constantly keeps growing;
• Amazing professional environment with lots of opportunities
• Speak-easy communication and ideas-sharing environment
• Place where your great ideas and contributions are valued and awarded (We have quarterly run Unicorn Award for the best contributors and mid/year and annual reviews)
• Lack of unnecessary bureaucracy

The business is accelerating at a rapid pace. Republic is a venture-backed company with real traction across crowdfunding, private investing options and crypto. We recently closed a $150M Series B funding led by Valor Equity Partners.

This is a fully remote and full time employment contract opportunity.