Forward Deployed Engineer
basiccapital · New York Office
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About the role
About Basic Capital
Basic Capital is a fintech company disrupting America’s $1T retirement industry by building the modern 401(k) built for today's workforce, and the first ever retirement mortgage. 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 Tribeca, NYC, we’re assembling a lean, high-performance team committed to reducing wealth inequality.
For more information, visit Basic Capital’s website .
You will
Embed directly with external parties such as Third Party Administrators (TPA's), Record-Keepers, and HR/Payroll processors
Rapidly understand their toughest operational issues and use software and AI as a lever to quickly build end-to-end full stack products for them
Engage directly with external stakeholders, from technical teams to executives
Required Competencies:
2+ years of forward deployed / solutions engineering experience
Strong full stack software engineering skills
Proficiency in any of the following: Kotlin, Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, Ruby, or TypeScript
Proficiency with React
Preferred Competencies
Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies
A highly analytical approach to solving business and operational problems using technology
Curiosity about the intersection of technology and business operations
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
Skills
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- Go
- Rust
- Java
- Kotlin
- Swift
- C
- C++
- Ruby
- PHP
- Scala
- Elixir
- R
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