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Who we are
We exist to make investing in the private markets as easy as Robinhood made it to invest in publicstocks.
More and more people invest in private equity and venture capital every day, causing the private markets to more than triple in size over the past decade. However, even though this asset class has been around for decades, it wasn’t built to handle this volume of investors. Signing up for Robinhood? It takes just two minutes. Investing in a VC fund? You have to fill out a 200-question questionnaire each time that you make an investment. On top of that, these forms aren’t standardized and not every question applies to every investor. Consequently, investors miss questions or answer the wrong ones and then have to redo the entire thing.
We built a TurboTax-style workflow for investors to only see the questions that matter to them and see every question that matters to them to make fund closing (i.e. the process of investing into a VC fund) easy. Our world record document completion time is two minutes.
That may sound boring but we’ve processed billions of dollars for thousands of investors. And by having an investor run through our workflow, we capture their identity so we can allow them to repurpose it wherever they’d like in the future. We call this an “investor passport” and it’s the whole reason we built this business. This is the first fund workflow that we’re automating.
The problems you’ll solve
At Passthrough, you’ll do more than simply coding and following directions. Since we’re an early stage startup, there’s plenty of opportunity to influence design and direction. We’re tackling complex projects without easy answers, like creating reusable investor profiles from previously completed forms. What kind of data is reusable, how do we store it, how should we present it to investors, what permissions need to exist? We need to think about the problem from technical, product, security, and visual perspectives.
You’ll develop a deep understanding of the whole product and technology stack. Each engineer has a unique role in the company. Regardless of what your experience is or where your career interests lie, we’ll work with you to choose projects and opportunities that align with your goals and ours. As the company is changing quickly and you’re exploring your interests, we will adjust this trajectory frequently based on regular check-ins so your role is dynamic and evolving with us.
Technologies we use
React
Django/Django REST
Google Cloud Platform
Python
Enterprise APIs, such as Docusign and Sendgrid
The team you’ll work with
The engineering team is currently a close-knit group of 5 that are a mix of NYC-based and remote. The team consists of former Google and Carta employees. We know how to build engineering, product, and revenue generating businesses in this space. We’re fast paced and highly collaborative. Engineers play a critical role in product decisions and work closely with the founders and all departments. We work in week-long sprints, where we decide which projects the team should focus on and which projects we personally would like to work on. This gives us all autonomy to direct our day-to-day tasks in addition to our larger career goals.
For this role, we are hiring for 3-4 engineers based in the Seattle area or who are West Coast based. This role is remote friendly but requires working in West Coast hours.
Qualifications
Required
Python
Proficiency in React or expert in equivalent frontend framework
Strong proficiency in Django or expert in equivalent web frameworks
Familiarity with SQL
Ability to learn and adapt quickly
Comfort with ambiguity in a fast-growing startup
Desired
Clear, concise communication skills
Enthusiasm to be stretched beyond a standard software engineering role
Interest or experience in financial or wealth tech
What to expect in the hiring process
We go through the same interview steps for all engineers to ensure equity in our hiring process. All roles also require a background check.
Our process is designed to learn as much about each candidate as possible, as well as to give candidates access to our team and learn about what it’s like to work at Passthrough.
1. Initial screen: Have a quick 20-30 minute chat with our engineering manager Susan to learn more about each other
2. Technical screen: Have an 45 minute technical screen where you’ll be asked a coding question over Google Docs
3. On-site Interview: 3 45-minute technical screens with our co-founder Alex and others from the engineering team. Those screens will be followed up by 2 separate 30-minute meetings with the other co-founders, Tim and Ben.
4. Get a decision: We’ll get back to you within a week on what’s next
