Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
FundersClub is the first online venture capital firm, launched in March 2012, giving accredited investors insider access to highly vetted, top-tier startups from Silicon Valley and beyond. It has funded 410+ startups and invested $185M+, with portfolio companies collectively valued at over $30B, including early investments in Instacart, Coinbase, Flexport, and GitLab.
About FundersClub
FundersClub operates a web and mobile-enabled online venture capital investing platform that allows accredited investors to discover, review, and invest in highly vetted early-stage startups, diversifying their portfolios with low investment minimums. The firm claims to invest in only the top 1-2% of companies it reviews, and its portfolio companies have gone on to raise over $6B in follow-on capital from other leading venture firms, reaching a combined valuation of more than $30B. In addition to investing, FundersClub supports founders through 'FundersClub Catalyst,' a suite of free tools, apps, and content, and helps companies raise capital via its 'Raise with FundersClub' program. Its community includes accomplished business and technology leaders who network, share insights on startup investing and tech trends, and find startup job opportunities. Notable portfolio companies include Instacart, Coinbase, Flexport, GitLab, and Shippo.
Skills
About the Role
You will maintain the existing FC platform and ship new features, splitting your time between upkeep and new development. You'll also assist the Venture team on technical diligence of startups serving developers, incubation, and similar areas as needed. You'll work with a security-first mindset given the systems handle PII, integrate third-party APIs, and navigate large, undocumented codebases. You'll be expected to ship working code quickly, iterate, adapt to change, and communicate clearly with both engineers and non-engineers, all within a small team environment.
Requirements
- Built complex web applications for 8+ years used by thousands or millions of users
- Ability and interest to learn & implement new frameworks, but existing fluency in backend engineering: Python, Django, Django REST framework
- Frontend engineering: Angular, Typescript, Coffeescript, Grunt
- DevOps: deploying & testing Django apps on AWS (EC2/RDS/ELB/S3)/Heroku/CircleCI
- A security-first mindset, experience handling systems with PII
- Experience & patience extracting answers from large, undocumented codebases
- Experience integrating 3rd party APIs
- A preference for shipping working code quickly and iterative development
- High adaptability to change
- High self-motivation and natural inclination to improve
- Great communication skills with engineers and non-engineers
- A preference for working with small vs. large teams
Responsibilities
- Maintain the existing FC platform (~75% time)
- Ship new features (~25% time)
- Assist Venture team on technical diligence of startups serving developers, incubation, etc (as needed)
Benefits
- Remote-first company
- Full coverage of health insurance premiums