Senior Software Engineer Job at Autopilot, Irvine, CA

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  • Autopilot
  • Irvine, CA

Job Description

*Location*: Irvine, CA (Main Office in Irvine Spectrum, 5 days on-site)

About Us:

Autopilot is a cutting-edge trading app and registered investment advisor (RIA), revolutionizing how people invest and trade. We are backed by Craft Ventures (Airbnb, Slack, Tesla) and Nomad Ventures (Intro, Bezel). Seed-stage startup with the growth and metrics of a Series B company!

We're the team behind the viral app to invest alongside Politicians and have amassed 1.3M downloads, 2.5M+ social media followers, $700M+ in assets under management (AUM), 140k+ users, and a rapidly growing community of 80k+ subscribers. Autopilot is ranked among the Top 50 Most Downloaded Finance Apps. We connect to the largest financial brokerages in the U.S., delivering innovative trading tools inspired by market icons such as Nancy Pelosi, Jim Cramer, Warren Buffett, and Bill Ackman, as well as innovative pilots like Quiver Quantitative and Liquidity Tracker.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join our talented team as an early engineer. In this role, you’ll work closely with our founders and cross-functional teams to drive technical excellence, build scalable systems, and contribute directly to shaping the future of investing. This is a hands-on, highly impactful role in a fast-paced, engineering- and product-focused company.

What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and maintain robust backend systems that power our trading platform and integrate with major U.S. brokerages.
  • Lead the development of our pilot portal, enabling seamless user interactions for data input, persistence, and broker integration.
  • Reverse-engineer undocumented APIs and implement distributed systems that scale as we grow.
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, user-centric solutions.
  • Drive impact in a hands-on capacity, directly contributing to a rapidly growing and innovative company.

Qualifications

  • 3-6+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer, ideally in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Proficiency in TypeScript for backend development (open to other languages).
  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud infrastructure.
  • Expertise in distributed systems, API integration, and cloud-hosted applications.
  • Proven track record of building and scaling backend systems to support rapid growth.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in Fintech, particularly with integrations involving platforms like Robinhood, Stripe, Plaid, or similar platforms/apps.
  • Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or other cloud infrastructure.
  • Passion for building user-centered solutions and delivering impact.
  • A self-starter mentality with strong ownership and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with some of these backend tech stacks: node.js, typescript, graphql, nest.js, gcp, google pubsub, postgres sql, etc.

Benefits:

  • Benefits: Generous UNLIMITED PTO (and we mean it!).
  • Mandated two-week holiday shutdown at the end of the year for Christmas and New Year’s + company holidays.
  • Autopilot covers 99% of premiums for employee and dependent benefits (health, dental, vision).
  • Top-of-the-line equipment: laptops, external monitors, standing desks, etc.
  • Access to a beautiful WeWork office in Irvine Spectrum:
  • Unlimited nitro cold brew and weekly office events.
  • Free monthly parking pass.
  • Onsite gym.
  • Shared communal space/office with other thriving companies and startups.
  • Walkable access to a variety of restaurants and amenities.

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