Backend Engineer — FinTech Trading & Funds Systems

basiccapital; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Basic Capital in New York is seeking skilled engineers to join an elite team building innovative trading systems. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining core trading, financing, and fund management systems in a fast-paced fintech environment.

The ideal candidates will possess strong backend framework experience, proficiency in multiple programming languages including Kotlin and Java, and expertise in cloud infrastructure. Join us to help reduce wealth inequality through impactful technology.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with modern backend frameworks, API design, and event-driven systems.
• Strong architecture design and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in 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).

Responsibilities

• 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 reconcile complex flows of funds.
• Participate in architecture discussions, planning, and code reviews across the stack.

Skills

Backend frameworks

API design

Event-driven systems

Kotlin

Rust

Java

Go

C/C++

Python

Ruby

TypeScript

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Basic Capital in New York is seeking skilled engineers to join an elite team building innovative trading systems. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining core trading, financing, and fund management systems in a fast-paced fintech environment.

The ideal candidates will possess strong backend framework experience, proficiency in multiple programming languages including Kotlin and Java, and expertise in cloud infrastructure. Join us to help reduce wealth inequality through impactful technology.