Luminary

Software Engineer - Backend

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3 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USA or New York, NY, USASenior

Base Salary

$170k - $225k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own the modeling engine for transfer tax computation, waterfall and distribution modeling, and calculation consolidation.
  • Design flexible data models for complex trusts, estates, ownership structures, and conditional provisions.
  • Validate computational correctness with in-house attorneys, CPAs, and external state authorities.
  • Expose deterministic calculations and hypothetical modeling capabilities to agentic workflows.
  • Shape product requirements, communicate with customers and subject-matter experts, and ship production changes frequently.

Requirements

  • Four or more years of software engineering experience at companies with strong engineering practices.
  • Experience or interest in modeling complex real-world systems accurately rather than focusing primarily on infrastructure scaling.
  • Strong rigor around correctness, edge cases, and verifiable logic.
  • Product-minded approach and ability to understand why calculations matter to users.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in a distributed team.
  • Ability or willingness to work with Go, Postgres, Temporal, and GraphQL, plus monitoring tools including Honeycomb, Braintrust, and PostHog.

Benefits

  • 100% employee health insurance coverage plus 50% dependent coverage.
  • Monthly wellness, commuter, and educational stipends.
  • Four weeks of paid time off plus holidays.
  • Remote-friendly work by default, with an NYC office near Bryant Park for employees who prefer in-office work.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Parental leave policy.
  • Base salary of $170k–$225k plus meaningful equity.

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About Luminary

11-50 employees

Luminary is a global B2C and B2B gender inclusive, professional education and networking platform with both physical and virtual options to join. Through expert-led programming, leadership training, networking, and our dynamic and diverse community, our mission is to uplift, upskill, and propel our community forward through all phases of their professional journeys. Luminary is open to all who wish to join, including our male allies. There is no application process to become a Member. If your desire is to grow and connect, we'd love to have you join our community. We invite you to... COME SIT AT OUR TABLE ™

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