Software Engineer

Summary

Are you a proactive and driven software engineer looking to shape scalable systems and contribute to a product that empowers traders around the world? At Topstep, you’ll have the opportunity to help architect evolving systems, contribute to thoughtful engineering decisions, and build software with real user impact. You’ll work closely with a collaborative team of engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to turn ideas into durable, high-quality solutions. If you’re energized by solving meaningful problems, bringing clarity to complexity, and continuously leveling up your craft. Join us and help build what’s next at Topstep.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and evolution of reliable, maintainable systems that scale with our business and customer needs
• Take ownership of features and services from planning through delivery, balancing speed, quality, and long-term impact
• Collaborate across teams to shape thoughtful, well-structured engineering solutions that reflect product and technical goals
• Strengthen engineering practices through code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement of delivery workflows
• Participate in incident response and reliability planning to ensure our systems remain observable, performant, and resilient
• Actively engage in the technical community within the team—sharing knowledge, giving feedback, and helping peers grow
• Bring curiosity, perspective, and initiative to every project, helping raise the bar for technical quality and team culture

Required Qualifications And Key Competencies

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proficiency in modern programming languages.
• Experience architecting and scaling software systems and services
• Strong understanding of integration testing and reliability engineering
• Comfort with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Ability to scoped technical efforts and estimate accurately
• Effective communicator in both design documents and real-time collaboration
• Growth mindset with a desire to mentor and learn from others

Company Culture & Perks

• Topstep is an engaging working environment which ranges from fully remote to hybrid. We foster a culture of collaboration with cameras-on during meetings and a robust Slack environment for communication.
• Nine (9) Company-paid Holidays and generous Family Leave. Paid time off is accrued monthly.
• Competitive 401(k) matching, health, dental, and vision insurance is offered for full time employees
• Vacations are encouraged with a bonus for taking 5 consecutive days. Employee referrals are bonused. Topstep offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness.

New Hire Base Salary Range

• $135,00-$187,000
• Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
• The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

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!