Basic Capital Job OpportunityBasic Capital is a fintech company disrupting America's $1T retirement industry by building the mortgage for retirement, unlocking market ownership, and making wealth accessible to every American. Our mission is to create products, platforms, and a credit marketplace that power a fundamentally new retirement system.Our founding team includes leaders from Goldman Sachs, Uber, Block, Stripe, and Robinhood. We're backed by top investors such as Lux Capital, Forerunner Ventures, BoxGroup, SVAngel, Inspired Capital, and Henry Kravis.
Based in SoHo, NYC, we're assembling a lean, high-performance team committed to reducing wealth inequality.You willJoin an elite team of engineers responsible for building systems that facilitate trading and money movementBuild and maintain core trading, financing, and fund management systemsDesign and architect systems that orchestrate and reconciles complex flows of fundsParticipate in architecture discussions, planning, and code reviews across the stackRequired CompetenciesStrong experience with modern backend frameworks, API design, and event-driven systemsStrong architecture design and problem-solving skillsProficiency in any of the following: Kotlin, Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, Ruby, or TypeScriptExperience working with MySQL or PostgreSQLExperience with modern build systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)Preferred CompetenciesExperience building trading systems, lending systems, and asset management systemsExperience in fintech or early-stage technology companiesExperience working in Kotlin backendsExperience with Temporal for asynchronous workflow orchestrationCultural FitPassionate about solving big social problems with pragmatic solutionsAptitude for complexity and curiosity for financial marketsEnjoys learning new technologies and selecting the right tool for each jobAdaptable and open to contributing across the tech stack as the team evolvesAutonomous, high agency, accountable, and thrives in a fast-paced environmentStrong collaboration and communication skills, working effectively in cross-functional teamsExcited to be a part of an in-office team