Senior Software Engineer (CALC engine) (copy) at Aera Technology
$220,000–$230,000
Jul 7, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on core development of a Java-based, high-performance OLAP calculation engine that supports multi-dimensional modeling and its own domain-specific language. Day-to-day work involves implementing low-latency, high-throughput engine code, translating product requirements into executable logic, and maintaining a strong emphasis on correctness and code quality. It suits engineers with deep Java internals knowledge — threading, JVM behavior, garbage collection — or backgrounds in compiler design, database engines, or low-latency finance systems.
Senior level · Remote · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 124,000 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 36,400–186,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The core requirements are framed as 'deep expertise in ONE OF the following areas' — Java threading/GC/performance tuning, low-latency Java, database/compiler domain knowledge, or language design experience. These are presented as alternative qualifying paths rather than all being simultaneously required; Java itself and JVM internals are the common thread across all paths and are treated as hard gates.
Domain knowledge areas (database engine internals, compiler design, investment-bank front-office, language design) are listed as qualifying alternatives rather than discrete named tools, so they are not emitted as separate skills.
Claude Code appears under the requirements section but is framed as 'experience using AI tools such as Claude Code' — the 'such as' qualifier signals the specific tool is illustrative; it is listed as preferred to reflect that any comparable AI coding assistant would satisfy the intent.
Nice-to-have skills (planning software, Spring, multidimensional modeling, Lambda Architecture) are explicitly under a 'Nice to Have' heading.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
The posting lists offices in multiple countries (US, Romania, France, Germany, UK, India, Australia); the caller has declared this a fully-remote US role, so no metro is set.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): multidimensional modeling, Lambda Architecture.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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