Software Engineer (Full Stack)

About the Role

FT Partners is looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join our team in San Francisco and help build FT Base, our firm's digital backbone. FT Base manages our data ecosystem, project lifecycles, AI Agents, and proprietary CRM. It is a mission-critical application with constant heavy usage, built in Python, Django (DRF), TypeScript, React, and PostgreSQL. It also powers an MCP server to provide data and interactivity to employees through enterprise AI tooling.

Responsibilities

• Immerse yourself in the context and business requirements of each of our system's many functional areas.
• Execute on instructions to build new features or improve, refactor, clean up, or delete existing ones.
• Make recommendations on progressing projects, including growth, simplification, or alignment with other system areas.
• Review applications prototyped outside of the engineering department and help steer, rebuild, or secure these AI solutions.

Requirements

• Strong AI prompt-driven development abilities, backed by technical understanding. You must be able to explain and verify any AI-produced code you submit, line by line.
• Experience overcoming obstacles beyond the prototype and an instinct toward cohesive, organized systems that scale.
• One of the following experience requirements:
  • 2 years as a Software Engineer in a web application environment, or
  • 2 years as a Software Engineer and a reputable boot camp certification, or
  • A Computer Science degree (4-year) with projects or work experience demonstrating Python, TypeScript, APIs, Git, and web application system design concepts.
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, Django/DRF, React, and PostgreSQL.

Ideal Mindset

• Responsible and organized, with a focus on sustainable and compatible features.
• Attentive to detail and systems-minded.
• Flexible to business pressures and constraints.
• Collaborative and team-oriented, valuing shared success and learning.
• Open to asking questions, sharing ideas, and helping teammates.
• Eager to adopt new standards and improve upon previous solutions.
• Cautious of unnecessary complexity and mindful of maintenance burdens.
• Committed to stability through test coverage and documentation.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AWS / Cloud Infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of Django / Django Rest Framework (DRF).

Benefits

• Leadership from Managing Partners and Managing Directors with backgrounds at Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.
• Award-winning execution, recognized as Investment Bank of the Year and Boutique of the Year, among other accolades.
• Involvement in both billion-dollar transactions and early-stage, high-growth VC deals.
• Clear career progression and competitive compensation packages.
• Access to an unparalleled deal flow with a distinguished client base.
• Opportunities to engage with world-class executives in a high-growth sector.
• Established relationships with top financial sponsors.
• A close-knit, rapidly growing team environment.

Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.