Full-Time
Senior Software Engineer
Data
Posted on 7/19/2023
Brooklyn Investment Group
11-50 employees
Platform for customized crypto and equity portfolios
Compensation Overview
$150k - $200k
Senior
Brooklyn, NY, USA
- 3+ years of experience as a Senior Engineer working on data platforms and pipelines
- Experience building systems and pipelines for large datasets (think financial data, advertisement data, mobile telemetry, etc)
- Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: eg. Apache Airflow, Spark
- Strong SQL skills and experience with database performance optimization
- Extensive knowledge of architecting, deploying and scaling asynchronous data systems in AWS
- Experience building Infrastructure-as-Code (IAC) and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with unit and integration testing, source control, and general software engineering best practices
- Experience implementing and automating security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation
- Experience with common Python data science packages (NumPy, Pandas, etc)
- Experience in a front end framework (Vue, React, etc)
- Strong English communication skills
Brooklyn connects traditional financial advisors with digital wealth management through a platform that offers customized crypto and equity portfolios. Their main product is Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) tailored to client needs, featuring an automated tax loss harvesting service that enhances after-tax returns. Brooklyn differentiates itself with a focus on professional risk management, guided by a Chief Investment Officer with extensive experience in investment management. The company's goal is to provide advanced tools and services that improve investment outcomes for financial advisors and their clients.
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$14.9M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2016
6 month growth
↑ 0%1 year growth
↑ 7%2 year growth
↑ 64%
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The launch of the Nasdaq-Brooklyn ADR™ Index in partnership with Nasdaq enhances Brooklyn's reputation and provides clients with cost-effective international exposure.
- Brooklyn's platform offers financial advisors advanced tools for managing both crypto and equity investments, potentially attracting a broader client base.
- The company's focus on professional risk management and proprietary trading signals can lead to better investment outcomes for clients.
What critics are saying
- The fintech market is highly competitive, and Brooklyn must continuously innovate to maintain its edge.
- Reliance on the performance of crypto assets can introduce significant volatility and risk to client portfolios.
What makes Brooklyn Investment Group unique
- Brooklyn uniquely integrates customized crypto and equity portfolios tailored for financial advisors, unlike many fintech platforms that focus on one asset class.
- The company's automated tax loss harvesting service, which performs daily monitoring, sets it apart by enhancing after-tax returns in both rising and falling markets.
- Brooklyn's leadership team, with experience from top-tier financial institutions like Goldman Sachs, brings a high level of expertise and credibility to its platform.