Senior Front End Engineer - Vice President / Senior Vice President

iCapital is powering the world’s alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, and banks evaluate and recommend bespoke public and private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients. iCapital services, approximately $218 billion in global client assets invested in 1,760 funds, as of January 2024.

iCapital has been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 for seven consecutive years (2018-2024); a three-time selection by Forbes to its list of Best Startup Employers (2021-2023); and a four-time winner of MMI/Barron’s Solutions Provider award (See link below). 

About the Role

iCapital is looking for a Frontend Engineer professional to join the iCapital Identity Platform team. This role will make a significant impact on iCapital Identity’s customers and products, helping to shape both what we build and how we build it. This individual will work closely with our Product Management and Design teams throughout the software development process, scoping requirements, reviewing work in progress, and addressing issues found in automated and manual test efforts.

The iCapital Identity frontend uses TypeScript React/GraphQL/Relay. Our backend is Elixir/Phoenix, with a dash of Go and NodeJS, on PostgreSQL. We deploy on AWS, provisioned through Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and lead development on our frontend(s), lead decisions on library choices, code organization, etc.
• Help manage iCapital’s public JavaScript libraries even stronger for our partners to integrate with.
• Leverage React, Relay, and GraphQL to build streamlined user interfaces and experiences.
• Support existing products and features, while helping design and build new ones.
• Design and develop integrations with other platforms within iCapital.
• Collaborate regularly with other stakeholders and partners to solicit requirements, seek feedback and provide updates.

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of experience in a related field
• Experience building web applications using TypeScript and GQL
• Solid experience with React and, ideally, Relay/GraphQL is a plus
• Strong understanding of TypeScript, and extensive experience building for the web (HTTP, how cookies work, CSP, CORS, etc)
• Able to work in a collaborative environment where engineers are expected not only to build great technology, but also to define project vision, specify technical strategy, and always be learning
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable proficiency and a track record of professional success building web products
• Experience presenting to audiences and communicating effectively and empathetically with clients and other stakeholders
• Experience building backend Elixir, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, or Ruby
• Able to optimize queries for PostgreSQL
• Able to deploy on and configure Amazon Web Services
• Experience serving in a security/penetration testing role
• Able to query Google’s BigQuery/large relational datasets
• Experience as a team lead or within technical leadership/management

Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $160,000 to $220,000 depending on level.  iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).

We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.

For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us  Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.