Software Engineer, Traders Experience (AI-Native)

Who We Are NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and movement becomes momentum. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world’s most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

Your Role in Our Mission You will lead the Trader Experience Squad, owning the systems that shape the end-to-end trader journey across the FundedNext dashboard and mobile applications. You will drive technical direction, squad execution, and cross-functional collaboration to build scalable, high-performance experiences that improve trader engagement, reduce support friction, and optimize onboarding and purchase flows. Alongside hands-on engineering ownership, you will help define engineering standards and AI-native development practices across the squad.

How You’ll Make An Impact Trader Experience & Product Ownership

• 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

Mobile App & Platform Development

• Lead development of the mobile app experience across iOS and Android, ensuring performance, reliability, and feature parity with the web platform
• Design and optimize purchase and checkout flows including one-click repurchase, offer visibility, and conversion-focused user journeys
• Build scalable customer-facing experiences with high standards for usability and reliability

Full Stack Engineering & System Scalability

• Architect and maintain scalable backend systems using PHP/Laravel alongside frontend systems built with Next.js
• Design high-performance APIs, notification systems, and event-driven workflows supporting large-scale user activity
• Optimize database performance, caching strategies, and platform responsiveness for high-traffic trading environments

Squad Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead sprint planning, technical decision-making, delivery execution, and cross-squad coordination
• Collaborate closely with Growth, Payment, Risk, Product, and Design teams to ensure seamless platform experiences
• Establish engineering standards, code review practices, and maintainable architecture across the squad

AI-Native Engineering & Operational Excellence

• Leverage AI-native engineering workflows using tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or similar AI coding agents
• Use AI-assisted workflows for development, debugging, code review, and productivity optimization across the squad
• Mentor engineers and drive a culture of ownership, scalability, and continuous improvement

What You Bring

• 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 strong focus on UX, reliability, and performance

• Strong database architecture and optimization skills using MySQL or PostgreSQL in production environments

• Experience with notification systems, payment or checkout flows, onboarding/KYC systems, and customer journey optimization

• Ability to lead sprint execution, mentor engineers, and manage cross-functional stakeholder collaboration

• Experience in fintech, prop trading, trading platforms, or similar high-scale digital products is highly preferred

• Mandatory hands-on experience with AI-native engineering workflows and modern AI coding agents