Staff Software Engineer - Margin & Risk

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Margin & Risk based in Canada. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will provide technical direction for mission-critical margin and risk systems spanning multiple asset classes.You’ll design and build infrastructure that calculates margin, enforces real-time exposure limits, and manages margin calls from initiation through resolution.The role combines distributed systems engineering, financial risk expertise, low-latency architecture, and a strong focus on correctness.You’ll work across equities, options, crypto, and emerging asset classes, treating customer exposure as a unified cross-asset risk picture.Your decisions will directly influence financial safety, system reliability, regulatory controls, and the trading experience.You’ll lead through architecture, code, design reviews, and mentorship rather than direct people management.Working with engineering, product, operations, compliance, and adjacent platform teams, you’ll establish scalable foundations for a growing global financial platform.