About Basic Capital

Basic Capital is a fintech working to reduce wealth inequality by building the mortgage for retirement, unlocking market ownership for all. We’re building products, platforms, and a credit marketplace to power a fundamentally new retirement system.

Backed by Lux Capital, BoxGroup, SVAngel, Inspired Capital, and Henry Kravis, our team’s expertise spans Goldman Sachs, Block/Square, Uber, Robinhood, Alloy, and Level. Based in Soho, NYC, we’re assembling a lean and high-performance in-person team.

Mission of Role

Build and scale complex backend financial systems, including trading systems, asset management systems, ledgers, and integrations with institutional partners.

You will

• Shape our architecture and build new APIs, services, workflows, and infrastructure from scratch

• Ensure backend systems are reliable and secure

• Work cross-functionally to translate complex systems and business logic into scalable and intuitive software

Required Competencies

• Strong experience with modern backend frameworks, API design, and event-driven systems

• Strong architecture design and problem-solving skills

• Proficiency in any of the following: Kotlin, Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, Ruby, or TypeScript

• Experience working with MySQL or PostgreSQL

• Experience with modern build systems and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Preferred Competencies

• Experience building trading systems and asset management systems

• Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies

• Experience working in Kotlin backends

Cultural Fit

• Passionate about solving big social problems with pragmatic solutions

• Aptitude for complexity and curiosity for financial markets

• Enjoys learning new technologies and selecting the right tool for each job

• Adaptable and open to contributing across the tech stack as the team evolves

• Autonomous, high agency, accountable, and thrives in a fast-paced environment

• Strong collaboration and communication skills, working effectively in cross-functional teams

• Excited to be a part of an in-office team