Backend Software Engineer, Opto Investments
$190-250k
+ Equity
Private market access for independent investment advisors
Open for applications
Private market access for independent investment advisors
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$190-250k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower fiduciaries with the technology to confidently invest in private markets.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years software development experience
- 4-year technical degree (or equivalent work experience)
- Experience building scalable distributed systems
- Experience interfacing with financial technology APIs and data providers
- Experience designing and building REST APIs
- Experience with domain and data modeling
- Experience with the software development lifecycle (CI/CD, Git, etc)
- Experience with cloud computing architectures and tooling - particularly AWS
- Experience using AI / LLMs for data extraction, data interrogation, and document generation
- Demonstrated background / interest in investment management
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to execute in a fast-paced startup environment
- Excellent communication skills and grace under pressure
- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time
What the job involves
- Software Engineers at Opto are tasked with the challenge of turning complex business problems into elegant and pragmatic engineering solutions
- We are context-driven, customer- and stakeholder-empathetic builders of tools and systems
- We are end-to-end owners of engineering problems and solutions who constantly challenge one another to evolve as builders and collaborators
- Oh, and we have fun along the way, because otherwise, what's the point?
- Our tech stack consists of a series of React-based Next.js Typescript applications
- Behind that a collection of Aurora-backed Python REST API services are hosted as containerized applications in AWS
- We make use of AWS Lambda for asynchronous tasks and we rely on Snowflake for data ingestion and warehousing
- Our service deployments are completely automated and execute multiple times daily
- Our tech stack continues to evolve, driven by our shared principles of optimizing for modularity, scalability, and team-level service ownership
- Be accountable for the delivery of high quality software projects in coordination with teammates and stakeholders on mutually agreed upon timelines
- Seek context and rapidly iterate on solutions to eliminate ambiguity and drive projects forward
- Participate actively in all phases of product development across specification, implementation, QA testing, deployment, and operations
- Foster a culture of collaboration by actively engaging in discussions, documentation, and code review
- Participate actively in engineering recruiting (interviewing, problem specification, role ownership, etc)
- Raise your hand when you need help - don’t hesitate to reach out to stakeholders (product, teammates, managers, etc) to unblock your progress
- Provide thoughtful perspectives on architecture and major technical decisions
- Lead by example in maintaining high code quality and shaping team best practices through thoughtful reviews, mentorship, and holding a high bar for excellence across every pull request
Our take
For investment advisors looking to put together strong portfolios for clients, private investments represent a vast and attractive section of the market. However, these assets remain underused, with advisors having on average only 0-4% of their wealth invested in them, due in part to restricted access and lack of appropriate resources. Opto Investments enables Registered Investment Advisors to “level up” their practices, by providing access and insight into the private investment market.
Traditionally, access to private investments has been restricted to those with large teams of specialists who are able to assess the market and fill out the too-often convoluted paperwork. Opto Investment supplies a platform which combines these processes, allowing RIAs to explore the private market landscape and turn insights into actionable investments. The process is managed from start to finish, incorporating client goals throughout, with the company leading advisors from sourcing and diligence to investor servicing and reporting.
Opto Investments has already partnered with over 80 Registered Investment Advisors, and it has raised huge amounts of funding. With recent new launches and strategic partnerships secured, Opto is ready to transform how advisors approach private investments.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (1 round)
Sep 2022
$145m
SERIES A
Total funding: $145m
Company benefits
- Health insurance: We are proud to cover the premium for you and your dependents' medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO: Solving hard problems is hard work. We want to make sure that you take the time you need to recharge
- 401k plans: Invest in your future. We offer every full-time employee a 401k, with more investment perks coming soon
- Fitness stipend: A monthly fitness reimbursement for classes and memberships to ensure you're able to invest in your health
- Commuter benefits: Reimbursement for public transportation and parking to lessen the burden of office travel
- Parental leave: Generous paid leave gives parents the time and space they need to support their family as it grows
Company HQ
NoMad, New York, NY
Leadership
Ryan V.
(CEO)Joined Opto in 2022 as CEo. Prior to that, they worked in Finance at BlackRock, Quellos Group, and aQuantive.
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