Software Engineer – Vice President

iCapital; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Annual performance bonus

Employer matched retirement plan

100% employer-paid dental

Vision and telemedicine

Mental health counseling

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

iCapital is seeking a Backend Software Engineer at Vice President level to design, build, and operate services powering the iCapital platform. You will own projects end-to-end, write maintainable code, and contribute to architecture decisions across Scala, Ruby, and Python ecosystems.

You will collaborate with engineers, PMs, and partners, and work primarily with cloud-based services. Office Mon-Thu with remote Fridays; strong fundamentals and a willingness to learn new technologies are valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with a modern programming language such as Ruby, Scala, Python, Java, or TypeScript.
• 5+ years 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

APIs

Backend services

Cloud

Distributed systems

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

Automated testing

Version control

CI/CD

Job description

About the Role

iCapital is seeking a Backend Software Engineer at Vice President level. You will design, build, and operate services that power the iCapital platform.

You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and technical partners throughout the development lifecycle. Our service-oriented platform primarily uses Scala, Ruby, and Python, but prior experience with these languages is not required. We value strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to learn new technologies.

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.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with a modern programming language such as Ruby, Scala, Python, Java, or TypeScript.
• 5+ years 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.

Benefits

• The base salary range for this role is $130,000 to $170,000.
• The compensation package includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus.
• Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).

We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.

For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff ...? Wait.

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.