Software Engineer 1, Platform

📋 Job Overview

Sydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets. Our goal is to make these markets more accessible, transparent, and liquid, and we're achieving this by revolutionizing the way investment vehicles are created and executed. Join us at Sydecar, as we lead the charge in revolutionizing private investing.

🏢 About Sydecar

Sydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets. Our goal is to make these markets more accessible, transparent, and liquid, and we're achieving this by revolutionizing the way investment vehicles are created and executed. At Sydecar, we're not just a platform; we're a trusted partner in venture capital. We're dedicated to simplifying and standardizing the private investing experience, empowering capital allocators to discover and support visionary entrepreneurs who are shaping the future. Our platform is designed with ease and efficiency in mind. We take care of all the behind-the-scenes tasks, from automating banking, ensuring compliance, handling contracts, managing taxes, to streamlining reporting. This leaves investors the freedom to concentrate on what matters most: making valuable deals and nurturing meaningful relationships.

🎯 The Role

As a Software Engineer 1 on the Platform Team, you'll help build the systems and tooling that raise the floor for every engineer at Sydecar. You'll join a collaborative, high-trust team that values ownership, thoughtful execution, and a sustainable pace. Your work — faster pipelines, reliable infrastructure, safer releases, and a stronger security posture — will be felt across the entire engineering organization. This is a great role for an early-career engineer who wants to grow quickly alongside experienced platform engineers.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Build and improve the internal developer platform — CI/CD pipelines, build/deploy automation, and local and preview environments — creating a "golden path" that helps every engineer ship quickly and safely.
• Design, operate, and scale core shared services and cloud infrastructure as code (Terraform), with strong reliability, observability, and cost efficiency.
• Advance release automation and test automation so shipping to production is routine and low-risk, with safe rollout patterns and easy rollbacks.
• Strengthen the platform's security posture and help build a distributed security practice across the engineering org.
• Partner with product teams as an enabler — help build standards and interfaces, and co-build where teams share an interest or have a timely dependency — while keeping the platform focused on general-purpose foundations rather than product-specific work.
• Contribute to projects from concept through deployment, learning to balance speed with scalability.
• Grow through pairing, code review, and mentorship from senior engineers, and take part in architecture discussions.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, design, and operations.

📌 Required Qualifications

• A strong computer science foundation — data structures, algorithms, and systems fundamentals (degree in CS/related field or equivalent practical experience).
• AI-native: fluent and comfortable using agentic / AI-assisted development tools as part of your everyday workflow.
• Curious, a fast learner, and a self-starter who takes ownership and figures things out.
• A collaborative team player with clear communication skills.
• 0–2 years of professional work experience (internships, co-ops, and substantial personal or academic projects count).

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Fintech experience (payments, compliance, or regulated environments).
• Exposure to internal developer platforms or developer-experience tooling.
• Terraform and GCP familiarity; observability tooling (logging, metrics, tracing).
• Security interest — OWASP-style practices, secrets management, or dependency/vulnerability scanning.
• Exposure to TypeScript/Node.js, NestJS, Prisma, PostgreSQL, and Playwright / React Testing Library.

🎁 Benefits

• Salary range: $136K – $155K
• Offers Equity
• Offers Bonus (up to 10% annual bonus)

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

Sydecar is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Sydecar are based on qualifications and merit.