Forward Deployed Engineer at Basic Capital (New York, NY)
Basic Capital· New York, NY· $180k–$210k·
Role details
Job description
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.
You will
- Embed directly with external parties such as Third Party Administrators (TPA's), Record-Keepers, and HR/Payroll processors
- Rapidly understand their toughest operational issues and use software and AI as a lever to quickly build end-to-end full stack products for them
- Engage directly with external stakeholders, from technical teams to executives
Required Competencies:
- 2+ years of forward deployed / solutions engineering experience
- Strong full stack software engineering skills
- Proficiency in any of the following: Kotlin, Rust, Java, Go, C/C++, Python, Ruby, or TypeScript
- Proficiency with React
Preferred Competencies
- Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies
- A highly analytical approach to solving business and operational problems using technology
- Curiosity about the intersection of technology and business operations
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
Why work at Basic Capital
- Culture: High-agency, builder-oriented, and mission-driven. The team operates with a "player-coach" model and no middle management. Core values include "Iterate to greatness," "Real artists ship," and "Stewardship."
- Work Model: Primarily in-office based in New York City (HQ) with a strong emphasis on in-person collaboration (likely 5 days/week given the culture).
- Engineering Culture: Technical team uses Java, Ruby, TypeScript, Kotlin, Python, and React. CTO Anjan Karanam is hands-on. The company describes itself as "elite problem solvers" focused on important problems.
- Growth: High employee growth rate suggests rapid expansion and early-career impact opportunities. The team is currently small (~22 people), so every role has outsized impact.
- Perks & Benefits: A top-tier 401(k) plan (Mega Backdoor Roth, Leverage) that employees can actually use; fast operational support; and a sense of building something radically new in a staid industry.