Velvet automates your fund's day to day with AI

Lead Software Engineer / Architect

$145k – $225k • 0.1% – 0.5%
|
Salt Lake City
|8 years of exp
|Full Time

Posted: 10 months ago• Recruiter recently active

Visa Sponsorship

Not Available

Remote Work Policy

In office - WFH flexibility

RelocationAllowed

Skills

Python

Big Data

Django

Software Architecture

Distributed Systems

DevOps

React.js

Data Pipelines

Django-Rest-Framework

Next.Js

Large Language Models (LLMs)

About the job

Responsibilities

Write clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code
Take ownership of development, testing, improvement, and deployment of a wide variety of features across Velvet’s platforms
Architect and design scalable and reliable software systems
Identify and suggest improvements to existing system architecture and infrastructure to improve stability and software quality
Lead the development team in implementing best practices and coding standards
Contribute domain expertise to the team, and act as a mentor to others to share your technical knowledge
Coordinate cross-functionally to nsure project meets business objectives and compliance standards
Conduct code reviews to ensure quality and adherence to architectural guidelines

Qualifications

Have 8+ years of professional software development experience
Have 3+ years of experience architecting software
Have a bachelors degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Applied Mathematics, etc.), or an additional 3+ years of applied experience
Know a modern programming language, such as Python, TypeScript, Java, Golang, C#, C/C++, or similar
Strong experience with DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure including CI/CD, Docker, AWS, and Terraform
Have experience leading web application architecture design and implementation
Have experience scaling applications to support large user bases (queueing, batching, containerization, distributed systems)
Demonstrate knowledge of web frameworks, preferably Next.js and Django
Have an interest in working with large language models
Have the ability to learn quickly and work well as a team member
Believe in the importance of user experience

Velvet is an AI fintech firm based in Utah with offices in NYC. Velvet has raised $7.7M to date from world-leading investors including Outlander VC, the Winklevoss Twins, and Alumni Ventures. We are revolutionizing the venture capital industry by creating scalable automation, data tools, and a transactional marketplace.