Software Engineer - Applied AI

Basiccapital
New York Office, New York Office
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level full-stack engineers with AI deployment experience working in fintech startups who thrive in-office environments.

Best fit for

  • Full-stack engineers comfortable shipping AI projects end-to-end.
    — “Ship full-stack AI projects end-to-end”
  • Candidates with fintech experience at early-stage companies.
    — “Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies”
  • Developers who adapt tools to problems in financial markets.
    — “Enjoys learning new technologies and selecting the right tool for each job”

Things to consider

  • On-site presence required in New York office.
    — “Excited to be a part of an in-office team”
  • Expect broad contributions across evolving tech stack.
    — “Adaptable and open to contributing across the tech stack as the team evolves”

How to stand out

  • Showcase deployed agentic systems in financial applications.
    — “Experience building and deploying agentic systems and embedding AI/ML in user-facing applications”
  • Demonstrate process-building for scaling AI products.
    — “Develop and improve engineering processes and systems to scale AI products”
  • Highlight cross-functional collaboration in fast-paced environments.
    — “Strong collaboration and communication skills, working effectively in cross-functional teams”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Ship full-stack AI projects end-to-end
  • Build components for AI infrastructure
  • Develop and improve engineering processes
Typical background
Proficiency in Full-stack DevelopmentExperience in Fintech or Early-stage Technology Companies

Skills & requirements

Required

Full-stack DevelopmentAI InfrastructureCloud InfrastructureAgentic Systems

Preferred

Fintech ExperienceEarly-stage Technology Companies

Stack & domain

Full-stack DevelopmentKotlinSwiftRustJavaGoC/c++PythonRubyTypeScriptFintechAi/mlProblem SolvingLearning New TechnologiesCollaborationCommunication

About the role

Original posting from Basiccapital via Ashby

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 https://www.basiccapital.com.

You will

  • Ship full-stack AI projects end-to-end
  • Build components for AI infrastructure, harness fine-tuning, and evaluation
  • Develop and improve engineering processes and systems to scale AI products at Basic Capital

Required Competencies:

  • Proficiency in full-stack development, with a strong understanding of web frameworks, backend systems, and cloud infrastructure
  • Proficiency in any of the following: Kotlin, Swift, Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, Ruby, or TypeScript

Preferred Competencies

  • Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies
  • Experience building and deploying agentic systems and embedding AI/ML in user-facing applications

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

Source: Basiccapital careers (Ashby)

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