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Full Stack Engineer ($250k-$300k + Equity) at Caplight

Jack & Jill · San Francisco, CA · 5 days ago
On-siteEngineering$250k–$300k/yrFull-time

Join Caplight’s founding team as a Full Stack Engineer to build the infrastructure powering private market trading. You will own entire product areas, from real-time pricing data surfaces to institutional-grade trading interfaces. This high-impact role requires a blend of technical depth, product instinct, and a strong design sense to create sophisticated financial tools.

About the role

Join a high-leverage founding team in San Francisco with significant influence over the product’s direction and the company’s ultimate culture.
Tackle deep technical challenges in private market infrastructure, turning fragmented, stale data into real-time, institutional-grade trading and pricing tools.
Experience a unique "AGI-pilled" environment where you are encouraged to max out parallel agent management to accelerate development and product delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Own and build end-to-end product features, from the underlying data infrastructure to the sleek, intuitive interfaces relied on by institutional users.
  • Collaborate closely with the small founding team to translate complex business requirements into high-performance financial infrastructure and data surfaces.
  • Leverage advanced AI workflows and agent management to ship features rapidly without compromising on design quality or technical robustness.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of full-stack engineering experience with a proven track record of shipping complex, user-facing products at scale.
  • A strong product instincts and an exceptional eye for design, capable of building beautiful, functional features without needing a dedicated designer.
  • An entrepreneurial, "AGI-pilled" mindset with high business acumen and the ability to move fast on ambiguous, cross-disciplinary problems.

Qualifications

  • Experience in building scalable and performant web applications.
  • Knowledge of modern web technologies such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
  • Experience with databases like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar.
  • Familiarity with server-side technologies such as Node.js, Python, or Ruby.
  • Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
  • Experience with front-end frameworks and libraries like Redux, Vuex, or similar.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
  • Experience with data visualization tools like D3.js, Chart.js, or similar.
  • Experience with machine learning and AI tools for data processing and analysis.

Skills

  • Technical skills in full-stack development.
  • Product management and design skills.
  • Ability to work independently and in a small, agile team.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience with financial markets and data infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary range of $250k-$300k plus equity.
  • Opportunity to join a high-leverage founding team in San Francisco.
  • Unique "AGI-pilled" environment encouraging parallel agent management.
  • Flexible work schedule and remote options.

Pay

$250k-$300k + Equity

Schedule

Flexible work schedule and remote options available.

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