About Basic Capital

Basic 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.

For more information, visit Basic Capital’s website.

You will

Join an elite team of engineers responsible for building systems that facilitate trading and money movement

Build and maintain core trading, financing, and fund management systems

Design and architect systems that orchestrate and reconciles complex flows of funds

Participate in architecture discussions, planning, and code reviews across the stack

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, lending systems, and asset management systems

Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies

Experience working in Kotlin backends

Experience with Temporal for asynchronous workflow orchestration

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