Software Engineer

About Soma Capital

Soma Capital is a ten-year-old, ~$1B AUM seed fund founded by Aneel Ranadive. We lead seed rounds and follow on through Series AC. With 1,000+ first checks and 30+ unicorns (Deel, Rippling, Ramp, Razorpay, Rappi, Mercor, Cognition Labs, etc.), we're day-one partners to the next generation of superhuman builders. Founders tap our deep network of Fortune 500 CEOs, NBA ownership ties, and repeat-founder friends for pivotal customers and hires.

What You'll Do

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• Design, build, and ship internal products that sharpen our information edge: data pipelines, search/ranking engines, deal-sourcing dashboards, and AI research agents.
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• Prototype in days, not months, working elbow-to-elbow with Aneel, the investment team, portfolio founders, and LPs.
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• Refactor legacy code, pay down tech debt, and streamline a lean modern stack.
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• Choose pragmatism over dogma: if a low/no-code tool solves it faster, use it.
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• Own projects end-to-end (scoping, architecture, deployment, observability) and occasionally embed with founders to crack hard tech problems.
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Your Toolkit (Must-Haves)

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• 0-3 years professional engineering experience or exceptional new-grad portfolio.
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• B.S. in CS or another STEM discipline from a top institution (or equivalent proof of excellence).
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• Deep skill in TypeScript/React or Python (FastAPI); eagerness to learn the other.
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• Comfort across the stack: React frontend, Python APIs, SQL/ETL data plumbing, and Pulumi infrastructure.
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• Fluency in SQL and data modeling; comfort deploying to any major cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.).
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• Must have authorization to work in the United States (we cannot sponsor visas).
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Bonus Points

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• ML/LLM infrastructure, Typesense search, ETL/data-engineering pipelines.
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• Pulumi-based IaC, GitHub Actions CI/CD.
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• Prior startup, hackathon, or incubation experience.
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• Thrives in high-autonomy, high-ambiguity contexts.
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Stack Snapshot

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• Main app: T3 stack (Next.js + tRPC + TypeScript + Prisma) on GCP.
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• Search & ranking: Typesense + embeddings.
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• Rapid prototypes/MVPs: spun up on Railway or Vercel.
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• Infrastructure: Pulumi-driven IaC with GitHub Actions.
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Why Soma

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• 8,000 sqft SoHo HQ 4-5 days/week in office. Code shoulder-to-shoulder with Aneel, the investment team, and a nonstop parade of founders.
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• Immediate ownership: ship production features in month one; path to tech-lead projects by month six and optional jump into investing or a portfolio company role later.
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• Founder osmotic learning: discussing blitz-scaling over dumplings with Deel's founder; expect that level of access weekly.
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• Internal hack-days double as incubators; spin up a side-project that sticks and we may seed it.
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• Fun off-sites in places like Miami, Mexico City, and occasional Bay Area trips.
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• No bureaucracy: ask for the tool, book, or service you need; if it moves the mission, it shows up tomorrow.
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• Competitive comp: $100-160K base + bonus + potential carry (commensurate with experience).
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• Standard benefits: health, dental, vision, 401(k), unlimited PTO.
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• Help set the engineering culture: greenfield chance to build it right.
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Hiring Process

Code Test > Chat with Engineering > Chat with Managing Partner > Technical interview > Final decision. We hire as fast as we build.

How to Apply

Complete the code test here https://github.com/somacap/soma-technical-assessment, and include a link to your repo in the form.

Soma Capital is an Equal Opportunity employer.