Full Stack Software Engineer
Quick facts
- Pay
- $160,000 - $230,000 base plus a discretionary bonus ($180,000 - $250,000 total)
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Stamford, CT
- Skills
- Python, TypeScript, SQL, React, AWS
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B, OPT
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
We're hiring on behalf of an investment fund with top 1% returns since inception (~$700M AUM, high-20s net annualized). The fund is building proprietary software and AI across its whole research process, and this hire will be the second engineer on the team.
You'll stay a hands-on full-stack engineer, and your code will directly shape how the fund researches companies. You get real exposure to markets without leaving engineering.
What you'll do
- Maintain and extend the software and database systems behind the fund's quant research and risk management
- Build new internal tools from scratch across the stack
- Build agentic workflows and LLM integrations (OpenAI, Anthropic) that give the fund a real edge in research
- Write and maintain data pipelines in Python, SQL and Airflow on AWS
- Work every day with the head of quant research, risk and software. There are no layers of bureaucracy
- Take on more ownership over time, including the investing side if you want it
What we're looking for
- A strong full-stack foundation: TypeScript, React and Next.js, plus Python and SQL
- You've built real software end to end
- Experience with LLM APIs or agentic workflows is a big plus
- Curiosity about markets, investing or quant domains like sports analytics. You don't need a finance background
- Self-directed, detail-oriented, and happy on a very small team
- Able to work on-site in Stamford, CT, 5 days a week (relocation is fine)
Bonus points if you've built something just because you were curious, like a trading tool, a sports betting model or a data scraper.
Stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, tRPC, Prisma, Tailwind, Python, SQL, Bash, AWS, Airflow, OpenAI and Anthropic APIs
Comp and details
- $160K to $230K base plus a discretionary bonus ($180K to $250K all in)
- On-site in Stamford, CT
- Open to visa transfers (OPT, H1B transfer). No new H1B sponsorship
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Jack in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B, OPT
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Computer Systems Analyst (or Engineer, for engineering-degree holders)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level II (qualified)Software Developers · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $107,307 | ~15% |
| Level II | $135,283 | ~31% |
| Level III | $163,259 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $191,235 | ~61% |
This job pays $160,000–$230,000 a year — that's Level II (qualified). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level II registration gets 2 entries; estimated selection chance about 31%.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.