Software Engineer for Venture Tech Diligence

Braintrust; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Braintrust is seeking a highly technical Technical Analyst / Associate in Utah. The role blends software development, technical diligence, market research, and portfolio support for B2B technology, FinTech, and DeepTech investments.

You will own Lighthouse, build internal tools, evaluate technologies, and translate findings into diligence conclusions for the investment team. Strong engineering fundamentals and hands-on coding are essential.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong programming in Python, JavaScript, or PHP.
• Experience building and maintaining web applications.
• Ability to work across the tech stack and learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve Lighthouse platform.
• Build internal tools for data-driven investing.
• Evaluate new technologies to improve workflows.
• Troubleshoot workloads, deployments, and integrations.
• Translate technical findings into investment conclusions.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

PHP

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Software development

Education

B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Linux / Ubuntu

AWS

Docker

Nginx

Cloudflare

MySQL

Git / GitHub

APIs

Job description

Braintrust is seeking a highly technical Technical Analyst / Associate in Utah. The role blends software development, technical diligence, market research, and portfolio support for B2B technology, FinTech, and DeepTech investments.

You will own Lighthouse, build internal tools, evaluate technologies, and translate findings into diligence conclusions for the investment team. Strong engineering fundamentals and hands-on coding are essential.