Tech Lead - Platform Engineering at Basis

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

AI, AccountingIndustries

Requirements

Experience architecting large-scale distributed systems from first principles
Expertise in designing scalable, cost-efficient services across compute, storage, and networking
Proficiency in defining deployment and runtime patterns (containers, orchestration, IaC, secrets, CI/CD)
Skills in building systems for observability and reliability (metrics, logs, traces, SLOs, recovery patterns)
Ability to lead postmortems, define error budgets, and drive operational excellence
Knowledge of architecting data pipelines for ingestion, validation, and transformation
Experience defining schemas, data contracts, validation, lineage, and drift detection
Capability to model complex domains (e.g., accounting concepts) into ontologies, entities, relationships, and invariants
Strong leadership in holding architectural vision, running design reviews, mentoring engineers, and simplifying complexity
Location: NYC (in-person, Flatiron office)

Responsibilities

Architect and evolve infrastructure foundations, including scalable services for compute, storage, and networking
Define deployment and runtime patterns (containers, orchestration, IaC, secrets, CI/CD)
Build systems for observability and reliability (metrics, logs, traces, SLOs, recovery patterns)
Lead postmortems, define error budgets, and ensure operational excellence
Architect data pipelines that ingest, validate, and transform accounting data into reliable datasets
Define schemas and data contracts balancing flexibility and correctness; encode validation, lineage, and drift detection
Build interfaces making data discoverable, computable, and observable end-to-end
Translate accounting concepts into structured ontologies, entities, relationships, and invariants
Create abstractions for AI systems to reason safely about real-world constraints
Design for legibility through schema, code, and documentation
Hold the architectural vision for core infrastructure areas and ensure coherence over time
Run design reviews to challenge assumptions and drive alignment
Mentor engineers on system reasoning (load testing, schema design, observability)
Simplify aggressively, removing accidental complexity and enforcing clean, stable abstractions
Lead by example through code, design reviews, and decision records

Skills

Distributed Systems

Containers

Orchestration

IaC

CI/CD

Observability

Metrics

Logs

Traces

SLOs

Postmortems

Basis

Platform for developing financial applications

About Basis

Basis provides a platform that assists businesses in creating financial applications. The platform includes a variety of tools and integrations that simplify the process of building, testing, and deploying these applications. Clients, which range from financial institutions to fintech startups, can access the platform through a subscription model, paying for its features and support. Basis distinguishes itself from competitors by focusing on streamlining the development process and offering custom solutions tailored to the specific needs of its clients. The company's goal is to empower businesses to innovate and enhance their financial operations through improved application offerings.

1688 Pine St UNIT E211, San Francisco, CA 94109, USAHeadquarters

2022Year Founded

$6MTotal Funding

SEEDCompany Stage

Enterprise Software, FintechIndustries

1-10Employees