Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

 Location: Broomfield, CO (hybrid)

Bertram Capital is a private equity firm targeting investments in lower middle market companies. Since its inception in 2006, the firm has raised over $3.5B of capital commitments. Bertram has distinguished itself in the private equity community by combining venture capital operating methodologies with private equity financial discipline to empower its portfolio companies to unlock their full business potential. This approach is unique in that Bertram is not singularly focused on achieving its investment returns through financial engineering and the extraction of near-term cash flow. Instead, Bertram focuses on reinvestment and technology enablement to drive growth and value through digital marketing, e-commerce, big data and analytics, application development and internal and external platform optimization.

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Position Description

Bertram Labs is a dedicated team of software engineers and marketing professionals that work on projects for our portfolio companies. Our portfolio includes companies in Business Services, Consumer, and Industrials verticals. We enable technology and drive growth through digital marketing, e-commerce, big data and analytics, application development and internal and external platform optimization.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to work across our portfolio companies.

The ideal candidate is an adaptable, individual contributor who brings best practices and evolving technical knowledge to solve business problems. The candidate we are looking for is independent and able to devise solutions on their own but also is a solid team member who enjoys collaborating with other developers, UI/UX designers, and stakeholders alike.

We are interested in talking with you if you enjoy working across the application stack, have a passion for learning new technologies, and willing to dig into tough problems.

Some examples of recent projects completed for our portfolio companies:

• A web/mobile-enabled product catalog for sales reps to use to attract new customers.
• A data warehouse, connecting 9 different ERPs across a dozen divisions.
• A machine learning project to speed the integration of acquired companies’ parts inventories.
• Researching and prototyping a solution for building common marketing sites to quickly get a web presence for new acquisitions.
• OCR processing of government filings to replace a manual data entry process.
• Replacing a bespoke ecommerce system with a more standard and flexible solution.
• Building an application to merge Shopify and inventory data to help predict when procurement needs to order more product from vendors.

Responsibilities 

• Working with business stakeholders across our portfolio companies to understand their problems, bringing your experience to make build versus buy decisions to formulate the best solution.
• Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining technology solutions that meet client and business requirements.
• Collaborating with UI/UX designers to implement visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience developing applications with Google Cloud, AWS, and/or Azure
• Experience with multiple languages, such as Java and Javascript
• Demonstrated proficiency with front-end frameworks, such as React and Vue
• Experience with various integration patterns (i.e. messaging, APIs, etc.)
• Solid experience with database design and management
• Native mobile development experience a plus but not required.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically in fast-paced environments.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, as well as individually to come up with the best solution to a problem.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected salary range for this position is: $150,000- $180,000 total annual compensation plus additional annual bonus beginning after 1 year of tenure. Offered salary may be based on a variety of factors including skills, experience, and qualifications for the role. 

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits are provided at no cost to the employee. We offer a generous 401K match as well as a “take what you need” PTO policy. 

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Bertram Capital we value and celebrate the many perspectives that arise from a variety of cultures, genders, religions, national origins, ages, abilities, socioeconomic status and sexual orientation. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ensures that Bertram is a place that attracts, grows, and promotes top talent from all backgrounds.