AVP Backend Engineer: Cloud APIs & Platform Impact

iCapital; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual performance bonus

Employer matched retirement plan

Healthcare, dental, vision coverage

Telemedicine and mental health

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

iCapital is seeking a Backend Software Engineer at the Associate or Assistant Vice President level to design, build, and operate services powering the iCapital platform. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and partners throughout the lifecycle, working with a stack including Scala, Ruby, and Python.

The role emphasizes strong engineering fundamentals, cloud services, APIs, and the ability to learn new technologies while contributing to production rollout and observability

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience with a modern programming language such as Ruby, Scala, Python, Java, or TypeScript.
• Experience building or integrating with APIs and backend services.
• Knowledge of relational or NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Familiarity with automated testing, version control, and modern software delivery practices.
• Understanding of cloud application development and distributed systems.
• Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to plan work, refine specifications, delegate tasks, and validate implementation quality.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain cloud-based services and APIs.
• Translate product and business needs into practical technical solutions.
• Own projects from design through production rollout and ongoing support.
• Write maintainable code and contribute to technical design decisions.
• Participate in code reviews and improve engineering standards.
• Build testing, observability, security, and operational readiness into services.
• Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve delivery, investigation, and learning.

Skills

Ruby

Scala

Python

Java

TypeScript

Job description

iCapital is seeking a Backend Software Engineer at the Associate or Assistant Vice President level to design, build, and operate services powering the iCapital platform. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and partners throughout the lifecycle, working with a stack including Scala, Ruby, and Python.

The role emphasizes strong engineering fundamentals, cloud services, APIs, and the ability to learn new technologies while contributing to production rollout and observability