Software Engineer - Infrastructure & DevOps

About Basic CapitalBasic Capital is a fintech company disrupting America's $1T retirement industry by building the mortgage for retirement, unlocking market ownership, and making wealth accessible to every American. 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 SoHo, NYC, we're assembling a lean, high-performance team committed to reducing wealth inequality.For more information, visit Basic Capital's website.You willBe 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 confidenceOwn Basic Capital's ongoing SOC 2 Type II compliance, implementing security controls, documenting processes, and working with auditors to achieve and maintain certificationDesign and implement comprehensive observability systems including logging, monitoring, alerting, and distributed tracing across our infrastructureBuild and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and infrastructure-as-code that enable fast, safe releasesOptimize system performance, latency, and cost efficiency as we scale to serve more customers and handle increasing transaction volumesManage cloud infrastructure (AWS) including networking, security groups, IAM policies, and compliance-related configurationsRequired CompetenciesStrong 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 encryptionExperience with observability platforms and building monitoring/alerting systems (Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch)Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Go) for automationPreferred CompetenciesExperience with secrets management, key rotation, and encryption at rest/in transitFamiliarity with penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and security incident responseExperience with disaster recovery planning and business continuityExperience in fintech or early-stage technology companiesExperience working in Kotlin backendsExperience with Temporal for asynchronous workflow orchestrationCultural FitPassionate about solving big social problems with pragmatic solutionsAptitude for complexity and curiosity for financial marketsEnjoys learning new technologies and selecting the right tool for each jobAdaptable and open to contributing across the tech stack as the team evolvesAutonomous, high agency, accountable, and thrives in a fast-paced environmentStrong collaboration and communication skills, working effectively in cross-functional teamsExcited to be a part of an in-office teamJ-18808-Ljbffr