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Basic Capital · 3 weeks ago

Software Engineer - Infrastructure & DevOps

Basic Capital is a fintech company focused on transforming the retirement industry in America. The role involves being a founding member of the Infrastructure & Security team, responsible for platform reliability, security compliance, and optimizing system performance as the company scales.

FinanceFinancial ServicesRetirementWealth Management

Responsibilities

Be a founding member of the Infrastructure & Security team, responsible for the platform reliability, security posture, and compliance readiness that enables Basic Capital to scale with confidence
Own Basic Capital's ongoing SOC 2 Type II compliance, implementing security controls, documenting processes, and working with auditors to achieve and maintain certification
Design and implement comprehensive observability systems including logging, monitoring, alerting, and distributed tracing across our infrastructure
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure-as-code that enable fast, safe releases
Optimize system performance, latency, and cost efficiency as we scale to serve more customers and handle increasing transaction volumes
Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS) including networking, security groups, IAM policies, and compliance-related configurations

Qualification

AWSSOC 2 complianceInfrastructure-as-codeContainerizationObservability platformsScripting languagesSecrets managementPenetration testingDisaster recovery planningFintech experienceKotlin backendsTemporal orchestrationCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

Strong experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM)
Proven track record implementing security best practices and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar)
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)
Strong understanding of networking, security principles, and encryption
Experience with observability platforms and building monitoring/alerting systems (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch)
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go) for automation

Preferred

Experience with secrets management, key rotation, and encryption at rest/in transit
Familiarity with penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and security incident response
Experience with disaster recovery planning and business continuity
Experience in fintech or early-stage technology companies
Experience working in Kotlin backends
Experience with Temporal for asynchronous workflow orchestration

Company

Basic Capital

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Basic Capital is a retirement investment platform that enhances retirement savings by providing financing options within IRAs and 401(k)s.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$25M
2025-08-18Series A· $25M
2023-12-12Seed
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