Software Engineer, Traders Experience (AI-Native)
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About the Role
NEXT Ventures seeks a Software Engineer to lead the Trader Experience Squad, owning systems that shape the end-to-end trader journey. The role requires 6+ years of full-stack experience with PHP/Laravel, Node.
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Responsibilities
- Own and improve the end to end trader journey across the client dashboard and mobile applications
- Reduce dashboard related support tickets by identifying product friction points and delivering scalable fixes
- Drive improvements across onboarding, KYC, purchase, checkout, and account management experiences
- Lead development of the mobile app experience across iOS and Android
- Design and optimize purchase and checkout flows including one click repurchase and conversion focused journeys
- Architect and maintain scalable backend systems using PHP/Laravel and frontend systems with Next.js
- Design high performance APIs, notification systems, and event driven workflows
- Optimize database performance, caching strategies, and platform responsiveness
- Lead sprint planning, technical decision making, delivery execution, and cross squad coordination
- Establish engineering standards, code review practices, and maintainable architecture
- Leverage AI native engineering workflows using tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or similar
- Mentor engineers and drive a culture of ownership, scalability, and continuous improvement
Requirements
- 6+ years of full stack software engineering experience, including leadership or squad management responsibilities
- Strong expertise in PHP/Laravel, Node.js, and Next.js for building scalable customer facing platforms
- Proven experience building high traffic web or mobile applications with focus on UX, reliability, and performance
- Strong database architecture and optimization skills using MySQL or PostgreSQL in production
- Experience with notification systems, payment/checkout flows, onboarding/KYC systems, and customer journey optimization
- Ability to lead sprint execution, mentor engineers, and manage cross functional stakeholder collaboration
- Mandatory hands on experience with AI native engineering workflows and modern AI coding agents
- Experience in fintech, prop trading, trading platforms, or similar high scale digital products is highly preferred
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Who We Are
- NEXT Ventures is a global platform revolutionising access to performance based capital.
- Through FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers with 500+ minds across five countries and 220,000+ daily users.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Own and improve the end to end trader journey across client dashboard and mobile apps
- Reduce dashboard related support tickets by delivering scalable fixes
- Drive improvements across onboarding, KYC, purchase, checkout, and account management
- Lead mobile app development across iOS and Android
- Design and optimize purchase and checkout flows
- Architect scalable backend systems with PHP/Laravel and frontend with Next.js
- Design high performance APIs, notification systems, and event driven workflows
- Optimize database performance and caching strategies
- Lead sprint planning, technical decision making, and cross squad coordination
- Establish engineering standards and code review practices
- Leverage AI native engineering workflows with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf
- Mentor engineers and drive a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
What You Bring
- 6+ years of full stack software engineering experience including leadership
- Strong expertise in PHP/Laravel, Node.js, and Next.js
- Proven experience building high traffic web or mobile applications
- Strong database architecture skills with MySQL or PostgreSQL
- Experience with notification systems, payment flows, onboarding/KYC
- Ability to lead sprint execution and mentor engineers
- Mandatory hands on experience with AI native engineering workflows
- Experience in fintech, prop trading, or trading platforms preferred
Your X Factor
- Strong product engineering mindset
- Proven track record leading high impact customer facing platforms
- Ability to balance technical scalability, delivery, and user experience
- AI native approach to engineering with productivity gains through agentic workflows
Your Journey after Applying
- 30 minute HR interview
- Assessment stage
- 45 minute Problem Solving Interview
- 60 minute Bar Raiser Interview
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