Backend Engineer, CAIS
Alternative investment platform
Open for applications
Alternative investment platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To democratize access for independent financial advisors by breaking down barriers that prevent them from connecting with experienced alternative asset managers.
Role
Who you are
- Experience working as a software developer using Java or Kotlin server-side applications
- Experience with Kafka or similar, and Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security, etc
- Success working on cloud native applications and solutions in an environment implementing CI/CD
Desirable
- FinTech experience, particularly in investments and wealth management
- Experience or interest in working within a Kanban environment, emphasizing workflow visualization, flow measurement, WIP limitation, and collaborative value delivery
- Multi-threading and concurrent programming knowledge is a benefit
- A strong desire to embrace full-stack development. This is a backend role, but we’d love it if you’re keen to move up and down the stack, and we’ll help you do it
- Exposure to working in a scale-up or high-growth tech environment
- Experience in a geographically dispersed, cross-functional, agile software delivery team
What the job involves
- In the role of Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining new and existing applications that span across our portal and platform
- This is a hands-on position in a cross-functional team; you will be providing elegant solutions to complex open-ended problems
- You will mostly be coding in Kotlin, utilising GitHub and ArgoCD for CI/CD, and working with Spring, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and deployment to Kubernetes on AWS
- As you’d expect from a modern software organisation, we are built on a foundation of DevOps principles
- Our teams are long-lived, and encouraged to organize around the principles of Kanban: Fast flow of value, limiting work-in-process, and a whole-team approach to accountability, shared goals, and continuous improvement
- Whilst many of our engineers remain specialised, we encourage a ‘full stack’ approach, and there is ample opportunity to cross-skill if it helps your team (our front end is built on Typescript & React)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Financial advisors often face challenges in accessing education and alternative investment funds due to the absence of an integrated platform for discovering these opportunities. This gap can hinder their ability to offer clients diverse investment options and make informed decisions.
CAIS addresses this need by providing an online marketplace that facilitates direct communication between financial advisors and asset managers regarding alternative investments. The platform sources expert advice across various sectors, including hedge funds, private equity, credit, real estate, and digital assets, allowing advisors to access valuable insights and opportunities.
With thousands of financial advisors utilizing its services, CAIS oversees more than $1.2T in assets. The company has partnered with major custodians like Fidelity and Schwab, collectively managing over $6T in assets for more than 15,000 advisors. Following substantial funding and achieving unicorn status in 2022, CAIS is now focused on advancing its technology, enhancing customer experiences, and digitizing product operations for both fund managers and financial advisors
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2022
$100m
LATE VC
Jan 2022
$225m
SERIES C
Total funding: $395m
Company benefits
- Healthcare & wellness: We offer highly subsidized medical, dental, vision plan options, and monthly reimbursements to support your lifestyle outside of work
- Coverage Waiver Allowance: Have benefits through another source? Receive a monthly allowance for waiving coverage
- Voluntary benefits: Enjoy discounted pricing on virtual marketplace retail benefits, pet insurance, legal, identity theft, critical illness, hospital coverage, and additional life and AD&D insurance
- Paid parental leave: New parents receive up to 16 weeks of fully paid leave
- Flexible PTO: Take the time you need in coordination with your team and manager. Plus, enjoy nine paid holidays throughout the year
- 401(k) matching: Participate in a comprehensive 401(k) plan with a 4% match
- Free Food: Take advantage of our in-office lunch program and a fully stocked kitchen
- Team events: Join our monthly happy hours, team building activities, and other events to ensure we stay connected
Company HQ
Midtown East, New York, NY
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Leadership
Matt Brown
(Founder & CEO)Previously the Founder and Managing Principal at Brown Simpson Asset Management for 5 years and Managing Director at Fairfield Greenwich Group for 3 years.
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