Backend Engineer Scala - Assistant Vice President
iCapital · New York, NY
$130,000–$170,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend engineering role focused on building cloud-native microservices for a fintech platform that serves alternative investment products. The primary stack is Scala with frameworks like Akka and ZIO, and the broader platform also uses Ruby, Node.js, and Python. The role involves API and service design, unit/integration testing, and close collaboration with Product Management. The position is hybrid, in-office Monday–Thursday.
Mid level · 5+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8,800 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 3,250–11,500
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The posting lists 'Degree in Software Engineering' as a qualification without explicitly accepting equivalent experience, so a Bachelor's degree is treated as required. The field of study is specifically software engineering, though a broader CS/engineering degree would likely be accepted in practice.
Scala is the primary required language for the role (used in responsibilities), while Node.js and Java are explicitly called 'a plus' — they are captured as preferred accordingly.
Akka and ZIO are listed as open-source frameworks used in the Scala services; they appear in the responsibilities section and are treated as hard gates, with ZIO listed as an alternative since the posting uses 'etc.' framing.
The posting does not specify a city, but iCapital is headquartered in New York, NY, and the hybrid office schedule strongly implies a New York metro location.
With 5+ years required and independent delivery expected, the role maps to Mid-level on actual requirements despite the absence of a seniority label in the title — the scope does not clearly reach Senior (no ownership of a component or project end-to-end is stated).
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