Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack

Location: New York, NY

Department: Engineering

Overview

• Role: Product Engineer Lead
• 5 days a week in NYC HQ
• Base salary: $180k-$300k
• Equity: Competitive Initial Equity Package + refreshers
• 4+ Years of Experience

About Pillar

Pillar is building the next-generation commodity risk management stack for the $10T physical economy. We combine real-time marketdata with AI-powered exposure modeling and automated trade generation to arm operators with precise protection from volatility. From instant execution to continuous monitoring, alerts, and recommendations, Pillar turns complex market risk into a fully managed, always-on hedging engine.

We were founded in 2023 by the youngest macro market-maker at Barclays and a trading systems engineer at Coinbase, and have raised over $20M in capital from Andreesen Horowitz (a16z), Crucible Capital, Neo, DST Global and more.

What You’ll Do

• Own core product features end-to-end — from concept and architecture to shipping, iteration, and scaling
• Architect and build high-performance UIs that render automated hedge recommendations, track open positions, and show real time marketdata
• Lead the rebuild and evolution of product architecture across the stack—including UI foundations and backend APIs—to enable speed, reliability, and scale
• Work directly with founders, and customers to define product direction and translate complex risk workflows into intuitive experiences
• Lead the development of AI-enabled features, integrating LLMs and model-driven insights into mission-critical operator workflows
• Drive engineering best practices, mentor other engineers, and help shape Pillar’s product and technical culture

What We are Looking For

• Product Ownership: You have a proven track record of building products and leading 0 → 1 initiatives
• Full Stack Experience: A strong background in React/Typescript and familiarity with NextJS, and in building complex, performant UIs. Comfortable working across the stack, including back-end API’s and integrations, but with a bias towards front-end
• AI-Enabled Product Development: Experience and interest in building AI enabled products, which leverage AI to solve real problems for customers
• Bias for Speed and Ownership: Value for shipping fast and willingness to problem solve
• Teamwork and Communication: Enjoy working with and leading teams as well as working individually, and are able to clearly communicate with others.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Golang
• Real-time rendering with streaming/websockets
• Prior Fintech experience

Benefits

• 💰 Competitive Salary & Equity
• 📈 401(k) Program
• ⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• ⌚ Unlimited PTO and Flexible Hours
• 🍣 Paid lunch, coffee, snacks (and dinner if you’re staying late)
• 🏋️ Monthly Gym Stipend
• 🌄 Regular Team Off-Sites