Careers at Stronghold Investment Management

GIS Manager

Location: Dallas, TX (On-site: 5 days in office) 

The Firm: Data-Driven, Real-Asset Focused 

Stronghold Investment Management ("Stronghold," "SIM," or "the Firm") is a technology-driven, vertically integrated investment manager focused on real-assets and related private markets. Stronghold seeks to deliver best-in-class risk-adjusted returns through an investment framework that features comparatively rapid transaction velocity, deep technical expertise, creative financial structuring, and objective and algorithmic decision making.

Stronghold was founded by Ryan Turner in 2016 and has deployed over $1.6 billion in capital across 10+ investment vehicles. Ultimately, Stronghold intends to apply its technology-intensive investment approach to a variety of specialist real assets verticals, including:

• Oil & Gas
• Renewables
• Specialty Real Estate (commercial, datacenters, marinas)
• Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure
• Billboards and Fixtures
• Mining & other commodities
• Utilities
• Secondaries

Your Mission

Stronghold is growing, and we're searching for a talented GIS Manager to lead and expand our geospatial capabilities. In this role, you'll own the strategy, standards, and execution of GIS operations across a fast-moving, multi-disciplinary team — while remaining a hands-on contributor yourself. The ideal candidate brings both the technical depth to do the work and the leadership instincts to build the function. You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, can balance big-picture thinking with detail-level quality, and are energized by building something that matters from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities – What You'll Own

• GIS Function Leadership: Build, lead, and develop a high-performing GIS team, establishing workflows, quality standards, and capacity planning to support Land, Engineering, and Geological teams across multiple U.S. basins.
• Hands-On Geospatial Delivery: Remain an active contributor — producing and QC'ing maps, conducting spatial analysis, and stepping in on complex or high-priority deliverables alongside your team.
• Analytical Oversight: Direct and perform analysis of horizontal wellbores and drilling units to determine participation using acreage allocation and lateral length allocation methods.
• Standards and Governance: Own coordinate system standards, spatial accuracy protocols, QC processes, and documentation — ensuring consistency and reliability across all geospatial outputs.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with and communicate across multiple disciplines including Land, Engineering, and Geology to troubleshoot issues, remove blockers, and drive operational efficiency.
• Regulatory Intelligence: Research, interpret, and apply state-specific oil and gas regulations, spacing rules, and unitization requirements — and ensure your team is equipped to do the same.
• Data Integrity: Oversee the maintenance and ongoing accuracy of the land grid, ensuring discrepancies are identified and resolved systematically.

Qualifications – What You Bring

• A Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, or a related discipline.
• 5–8+ years of GIS experience
• Deep proficiency with the ArcGIS suite and related products.
• A hands-on approach — comfortable setting direction at the team level and diving deep into the technical details when the work demands it. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical geospatial concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications – What Sets You Apart

• Previous experience supporting Land teams in the upstream Oil and Gas sector is strongly preferred.
• 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Familiarity with property legal terminology, including Deed plot and the Public Land Survey System (PLSS).
• Experience building or scaling a GIS function — not just contributing to one.
• A player-coach mentality: you lead by doing, not just directing.

Why Stronghold

At Stronghold, we strive to create a workplace that is not only rewarding but also satisfying. We believe our employees are the driving force behind our success, and we are committed to providing them with an environment where they can thrive and reach their full potential. When you choose to work with us, you'll be joining a team of highly talented professionals who are passionate about what they do and dedicated to bringing technology expertise to our domain. We value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence, and we provide our employees with the resources and support they need to succeed. If you're looking for a challenging and fulfilling career, we invite you to apply.

Our Investment in You:

• Market-competitive compensation
• Fully paid benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• HSA
• 401k + Match
• Company sponsored LTD, STD, life insurance and AD&D
• Generous PTO policy
• 20 company recognized holidays
• Class A offices in prime locations
• Parental Leave

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stronghold Investment Management is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, where individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply and embrace the unique contributions they can bring to our organization.

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Software Engineer I
Location: Dallas, TX (On-site: 5 days in office) 

The Firm: Data Driven and Real-Asset Focused

Stronghold Investment Management (“Stronghold,” “SIM,” or “the Firm”) is a technology-driven, vertically integrated investment manager focused on real-assets and related private markets. Stronghold seeks to deliver best-in-class risk-adjusted returns through an investment framework that features comparatively rapid transaction velocity, deep technical expertise, creative financial structuring, and objective and algorithmic decision making.

Stronghold was founded by Ryan Turner in 2016 and has deployed over $1.6 billion in capital across 10+ investment vehicles. Ultimately, Stronghold intends to apply its technology-intensive investment approach to a variety of specialist real assets verticals, including:

• Oil & Gas
• Renewables
• Specialty Real Estate (commercial, datacenters, marinas)
• Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure
• Billboards and Fixtures
• Mining & other commodities
• Utilities
• Secondaries

Your Mission

We're seeking a Software Engineer I to join Stronghold's Tech Development team, your entry point into a firm where engineering isn't a support function, it's a competitive weapon.

You'll work on the backend systems, APIs, and data infrastructure that keep a technology-driven investment firm running at speed. From day one, you'll be writing real code on real systems, collaborating with senior engineers, data teams, and product to build infrastructure that directly impacts how Stronghold operates and invests.

Working primarily within a Ruby on Rails ecosystem, you'll gain hands-on experience building and supporting backend services powered by technologies including PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, and Microsoft Azure. You'll learn how these systems work together while contributing meaningful code to a platform built for speed, reliability, and scale.

This is the right opportunity for an early-career engineer with 1–3 years of experience who's hungry to grow fast, work on problems that matter, and build a foundation inside a firm that takes technical excellence seriously. If you want ownership earlier than you'd get anywhere else, this is it.

Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Own

• Build from the ground up. Design, develop, test, and maintain backend systems, APIs, and data workflows, primarily within a Ruby on Rails environment, that keep firm-wide operations running reliably and at scale.
• Learn the stack by building with it. Develop hands-on experience across technologies including Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and Microsoft Azure while contributing to production systems.
• Make data trustworthy. Collaborate with data engineers and analysts to ensure data integrity, accessibility, and consistency across systems that investment teams depend on daily.
• Write code that lasts. Deliver clean, efficient, testable, and maintainable code using engineering best practices, and strengthen your skills through code reviews and mentorship from senior engineers.
• Strengthen the data layer. Help build and optimize database schemas, queries, indexes, and data workflows across relational and non-relational technologies, including PostgreSQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
• Connect the ecosystem. Contribute to integrations between internal systems, backend services, and third-party APIs, the connective tissue that makes the platform work as one.
• Build event-driven workflows. Support the development of asynchronous and event-driven systems using technologies such as Kafka to move data reliably across the platform.
• Automate the repetitive. Support the automation of data ingestion, validation, transformation, and operational workflows so the team can focus on what actually requires human judgment.
• Build for the cloud. Develop and support applications and services running in Microsoft Azure while gaining experience with modern cloud infrastructure and deployment practices.
• Grow through collaboration. Participate in code reviews, technical design sessions, and Agile ceremonies, learning from senior engineers while adding your own perspective.
• Solve what's broken. Troubleshoot and debug backend performance issues, data discrepancies, application errors, and system failures across environments.
• Keep systems visible. Contribute to monitoring, logging, and alerting so the team can identify and resolve issues quickly.
• Ship with confidence. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and partner with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to support reliable deployments and stable production systems.

Qualifications – What You Bring

• A strong technical foundation. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience that shows you can build.
• 1–3 years of backend experience. You've written real code in a professional, internship, or serious academic/project environment and you're ready to take on more.
• Ruby on Rails experience. Experience with Ruby on Rails through professional work, internships, coursework, or meaningful projects, with the ability and motivation to deepen your expertise quickly.
• Solid CS fundamentals. You understand data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and modern software development principles, not just conceptually, but in practice.
• Hands-on SQL experience. You can write clean, efficient queries and have experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or SQL Server. You understand why data modeling and schema design matter.
• Exposure to modern data technologies. Familiarity with technologies such as Redis, Elasticsearch, or MongoDB and an interest in learning how different data stores support different use cases.
• Familiarity with APIs and version control. You understand RESTful APIs, integrations, and Git, the day-one essentials for working effectively on a modern engineering team.
• Exposure to event-driven systems. Familiarity with Kafka, message queues, streaming platforms, or asynchronous processing concepts is a plus.
• Cloud and container awareness. Exposure to cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure, along with familiarity with Docker and modern containerized development practices.
• CI/CD awareness. Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery concepts and an understanding of how modern engineering teams test, review, and deploy code.
• An analytical mind. You think carefully about problems before reaching for solutions, approach debugging methodically, and care about performance and precision.
• A team-first attitude. You collaborate well with engineering, data, product, and other cross-functional stakeholders, asking good questions, communicating clearly, and pulling your weight in an Agile environment.
• A learning mindset. You're curious about new technologies, receptive to feedback, and motivated to continuously improve your technical skills.
• The Stronghold standard. Precision, accountability, and genuine commitment to technical excellence. You hold yourself to a high bar because you take pride in your work.

Preferred Qualifications – What Sets You Apart

• Oil & Gas, Financial Services, Real Assets, or Fintech experience through professional experience, internships, coursework, or related projects.
• Additional Ruby on Rails experience, particularly building or supporting web applications and backend APIs.
• Experience with Stronghold's broader technology ecosystem, including Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MongoDB.
• Data processing experience with libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, or Polars.
• Hands-on cloud experience, particularly with Microsoft Azure and Docker.
• Strong adoption of AI tools, with demonstrated knowledge and practical experience using AI in development workflows.

Why Stronghold 

At Stronghold, we strive to create a workplace that is not only rewarding but also satisfying. We believe our employees are the driving force behind our success, and we are committed to providing them with an environment where they can thrive and reach their full potential. When you choose to work with us, you'll be joining a team of highly talented professionals who are passionate about what they do and dedicated to bringing technology expertise to our domain. We value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence, and we provide our employees with the resources and support they need to succeed.

Our Investment in You

• Market-competitive compensation
• Fully paid benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401k + Match
• Company sponsored LTD, STD, life insurance and AD&D
• Generous PTO policy
• Exemplary holiday observance
• Parental Leave
• Class A offices in prime locations

Equal Opportunity Employer
Stronghold Investment Management is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, where individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply and embrace the unique contributions they can bring to our organization.

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Location: Bangalore, India

Experience: 1-3 Years

About the Role

We are building a cutting-edge technology platform and are looking for a highly motivated Back End Software Engineer to join our team in Bangalore, India. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in backend development, preferably with exposure to Financial Services, Real Assets (Oil & Gas, Real Estate, etc.), or Fintech. Hands-on experience with our technology stack—including Ruby on Rails, Kafka, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Azure—is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the design, development, testing, and maintenance of backend services and APIs.

• Collaborate with senior engineers, front-end developers, UX/UI designers, and other cross-functional stakeholders to enhance product functionality and user experience.

• Assist in defining software requirements and technical solutions in collaboration with business and product teams.

• Participate in code reviews and follow engineering best practices, with a focus on clean, maintainable, and scalable code.

• Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases in cloud-based environments such as Azure.

• Contribute to the development and improvement of CI/CD pipelines and engineering processes.

• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize backend applications and services.

• Continuously learn and stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and development best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred. Equivalent relevant professional experience will also be considered.

• 1+ years of experience in backend software development.

• Strong experience building and maintaining scalable backend applications and services.

• Experience working in collaborative, cross-functional engineering teams.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages & Frameworks

• Strong proficiency in Ruby on Rails.

• Strong understanding of modern programming concepts, data structures, and software development fundamentals.

Data Processing Libraries

• Exposure to libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and Polars is desirable.

Databases. Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including:

• PostgreSQL

• SQL Server

• Redis

• MongoDB

• Elasticsearch

Messaging & Event-Driven Systems

• Experience working with message queues or streaming platforms such as Kafka.

Cloud & Containers

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.

• Familiarity with Docker is a plus.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Experience working with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines and modern software development practices.

Web Development

• Extensive experience building, maintaining, and supporting web applications and backend APIs.

Why Join Stronghold's Bangalore Team?

At Stronghold, you're not just another employee—you are part of our global team. We believe in nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and celebrating success together. With state-of-the-art technology and a team of experienced industry professionals, Stronghold provides an environment for continuous growth, development, and learning.

Benefits

• Mission-driven work

• Competitive compensation and bonus

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits

• Opportunity to work with exceptionally smart peers

• Agile like a startup, grounded like an enterprise

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stronghold Investment Management is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce where individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply and welcome the unique perspectives and contributions they bring to our organization.

Development Geoscientist - Preference for U.S. Lower-48 experience

Location: Bengaluru, India (On-site: 5 days in office)

About Us
The Firm: Data-Driven, Real-Asset Focused

Stronghold Investment Management (“Stronghold,” “SIM,” or “the Firm”) is a technology-driven, vertically integrated investment manager focused on real-assets and related private markets. Stronghold seeks to deliver best-in-class risk-adjusted returns through an investment framework that features comparatively rapid transaction velocity, deep technical expertise, creative financial structuring, and objective and algorithmic decision making.

Stronghold was founded by Ryan Turner in 2016 and has deployed over $1.6 billion in capital across 10+ investment vehicles. Ultimately, Stronghold intends to apply its technology-intensive investment approach to a variety of specialist real assets verticals, including:

• Oil & Gas
• Renewables
• Specialty Real Estate (commercial, datacenters, marinas)
• Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure
• Billboards and Fixtures
• Mining & other commodities
• Utilities
• Secondaries

Your Mission

The Developmental Geologist will play a key role in supporting acquisition and divestiture opportunities, basin wide scoping activities, and ensuring the quality of the firm's subsurface geological data. This position requires a detail-oriented individual with a passion for geology, subsurface modeling, and reservoir development, along with the skills to work effectively in a distributed work environment. The successful candidate will work closely with other geologists, petrophysicists, and reservoir engineers to help the firm meet its goals.

Key Responsibilities - What You’ll Own

• Geological Interpretation and Mapping: Utilize subsurface data, such as well logs, seismic, and core data, to generate geological interpretations, create reservoir models, and support strategic drilling initiatives.
• Quality Control of Subsurface Data: Conduct quality control checks on well log, core, and seismic data to ensure data integrity and accuracy before integrating it into geological models.
• Subsurface Data Integration: Incorporate well logs, core data, and petrophysical analysis into geological models to enhance reservoir understanding and make informed recommendations on development and A&D strategies.
• Reporting and Documentation: Prepare and maintain comprehensive reports, maps, and cross-sections that communicate geological interpretations and field development strategies to key stakeholders.
• Database Management: Help manage geological databases, ensuring that subsurface data is accurately loaded, stored, and maintained for effective utilization by the team.
• Collaborative Team Efforts: Collaborate closely with geologists, petrophysicists, and reservoir engineers to understand reservoir complexities and identify optimal development opportunities.
• Utilize Software Tools: Leverage geological software such as Kingdom, or similar platforms to create geological models, cross-sections, and reservoir characterizations. Basic proficiency in SQL, Python, and Spotfire is desirable for data retrieval and manipulation.
• Automation and Efficiency Improvements: Utilize Python or similar tools to automate routine data management and analysis tasks, enhancing team efficiency.
• Generate Data Visualizations: Develop visual representations of subsurface data, such as maps, cross-sections, and reservoir models, using tools like Petrel, Kingdom, or Python libraries to support data-driven decision-making.
• Maintain Internal Base Maps and Cross-Sections.
• Organize Geological Data Files from Internal and External Sources.
• Maintain SQL Tables of Subsurface Data Inventory.
• Integrate new Geologic Data into Existing Models.
• Prepare Geological Data for Reservoir Modeling and Analysis.
• Load and Export Geological Data from the Kingdom.
• Document Status of Basin Wide Projects.

Qualifications - What You Bring

• Fluent in English.
• Bachelor's degree in Geology or a related field
• Proven experience in geological interpretation, mapping, and field development within the oil and gas industry.
• • Preference for U.S. lower-48 experience
• Proficiency in geological interpretation software and data management.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
• Familiarity with basic Python for data analysis is a plus.
• 1-10 years experience working as a Geologist preferred.

Why Stronghold, Bengaluru

At Stronghold, you're not just another employee; you are a part of our global family. We believe in nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and celebrating successes together. With our state-of-the-art technology and a team of industry experts, we offer a platform for growth, development, and unparalleled learning. We value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence, and we provide our employees with the resources and support they need to succeed. If you’re looking for ownership, impact, and the opportunity to grow alongside a high-performing team, we invite you to apply today!

Our Investment in You

• Compensation: Competitive salary aligned with industry benchmarks.
• Protection: Comprehensive Medical and Group Term Life Insurance.
• Growth: Continuous learning and professional development programs.
• Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Parental Leave policies.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stronghold Investment Management is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, where individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply and embrace the unique contributions they can bring to our organization.

What We Offer and Why This Role Is Worth Your Attention

• Career Growth: Structured promotion path from Land Intern → Land Associate→ Land Examiner→ Land Expert and beyond.
• Training & Mentoring: Hands-on training with experienced mentors dedicated to your development.
• Niche Expertise: Build a globally rare skill set in US oil & gas title examination
• Stable, Purposeful Work: Work that matters — your analysis directly supports real investment decisions
  

Who We Are Looking For: No prior oil & gas experience required. We hire for mindset, precision, and aptitude.

● Any graduate or 3-year diploma holder from any stream (Law, Commerce and Science

backgrounds all welcome)

● Freshers and interns with strong reading comprehension and analytical thinking

● People who are detail-oriented — the kind who re-reads before submitting

● Comfortable working with dense English-language legal and property documents

● Typing speed of 30 WPM or above with 98%+ accuracy

● Willing to adapt with technology changes and learn

● Curious, proactive, and unafraid to ask questions when something is unclear

What You Will Actually Do

This is detailed analytical and legal documentation work — not data entry, not clerical work. You will be entrusted with real title opinions that influence multi-million-dollar investment decisions.

● Conduct full title searches (Patent Searches) for oil and gas properties across US states

● Read and interpret complex legal documents: deeds, liens, probates, divorce decrees, and Affidavits of Heirship (AOH)

● Trace and verify the chain of ownership (chain of title) to confirm clear and unencumbered property rights

● Analyze legal property descriptions

● Make independent judgment calls on ambiguous title matters, supported by documents and established standards

● Collaborate with team leads and SME’s to resolve title defects and document exceptions

● Maintain strict accuracy and consistency — your work forms the foundation of investment-grade title opinions

A Word of Honesty: This Is Not an Easy Job.

Title examination demands precision, patience, and a willingness to learn. You will read dense legal documents. You will encounter complex chains of ownership spanning decades. You will sometimes hit dead ends that require creative problem-solving. We do not expect you to know all of this on Day 1 — but we do expect you to take it seriously, ask questions, and commit to

the craft. If you are looking for easy work, this is not the role. If you are looking for work that builds you into an expert, this is exactly the role.

What We Will Teach You (Training Program)

You will not be thrown into the deep end without preparation. Our structured onboarding covers:

● Foundations of US Oil & Gas land law and property rights

● How to read and chain title using real deed records, court documents, and county records

● Legal descriptions: Types of legal descriptions

● Document types: Deeds, Assignments, Liens, Probate records, AOH, Divorce decrees

● Working tools, systems, and internal quality standards

● Mentored practice on real files under guidance of experienced examiners

Work Requirements

● Mandatory Work from Office — Bangalore

● Commitment to accuracy

● Openness to ask for help, take feedback, and grow through structured review

● Team collaboration alongside individual accountability

Cartographer

Location: Bengaluru, India (On-site: 5 days in office)

Why Stronghold, Bengaluru

At Stronghold, you're not just another employee; you are a part of our global family. We believe in nurturing talent, fostering innovation, and celebrating successes together. With our state-of-the-art technology and a team of industry experts, we offer a platform for growth, development, and unparalleled learning. We value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence, and we provide our employees with the resources and support they need to succeed. If you’re looking for ownership, impact, and the opportunity to grow alongside a high-performing team, we invite you to apply today!

Our Investment in You

• Compensation: Competitive salary aligned with industry benchmarks.
• Protection: Comprehensive Medical and Group Term Life Insurance.
• Growth: Continuous learning and professional development programs.
• Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Parental Leave policies.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stronghold Investment Management is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, where individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply and embrace the unique contributions they can bring to our organization.

We're Always Looking for Exceptional People!
Location: Dallas, TX or Bengaluru, India

The Firm: Data-Driven, Real-Asset Focused

Stronghold Investment Management (“Stronghold,” “SIM,” or “the Firm”) is a technology-driven, vertically integrated investment manager focused on real-assets and related private markets. Stronghold seeks to deliver best-in-class risk-adjusted returns through an investment framework that features comparatively rapid transaction velocity, deep technical expertise, creative financial structuring, and objective and algorithmic decision making.

Stronghold was founded by Ryan Turner in 2016 and has deployed over $1.6 billion in capital across 10+ investment vehicles. Ultimately, Stronghold intends to apply its technology-intensive investment approach to a variety of specialist real assets verticals, including:

• Oil & Gas
• Renewables
• Specialty Real Estate (commercial, datacenters, marinas)
• Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure
• Billboards and Fixtures
• Mining & other commodities
• Utilities
• Secondaries

Your Mission
You haven't found the right role yet, but you're interested in Stronghold? That's enough for us.

We're a $1.6B+ technology-driven real assets firm headquartered in Uptown Dallas, and we're always building. Sometimes the right person shows up before the right role does. When that happens, we want to know about you.

Skills We Hire
We hire across a wide range of disciplines at all experience levels. If your background touches any of the following, we want to hear from you:

• Technology & Engineering — Software engineers, data engineers, infrastructure, and platform builders
• Finance & Investments — Analysts, associates, and senior professionals with experience in real assets, private equity, or energy finance
• Energy & PetroTech — Engineers, geoscientists, and technical analysts with upstream O&G or renewables experience
• Land & GIS — Landmen, title professionals, and geospatial analysts
• Legal — Attorneys and paralegals with energy, real estate, or transactional experience
• Operations & Corporate — Finance, HR, compliance, and business operations professionals

Who We Hire
Regardless of the role, the people who thrive at Stronghold share a few things in common:

• They want ownership, not just a job title
• They operate with high integrity and take responsibility for their work
• They're curious about how technology and data can change the way real assets are managed
• They move fast without sacrificing quality
• They make the people around them better

How This Works
Submit your resume and a brief note about the type of role you're looking for. Our recruiting team reviews every submission. If something opens up that fits, you'll hear from us directly, no automated rejection, no applications lost in a void, if you're exceptional, we'll find a place for the conversation.

Why Stronghold

At Stronghold, we strive to create a workplace that is not only rewarding but also satisfying. We believe our employees are the driving force behind our success, and we are committed to providing them with an environment where they can thrive and reach their full potential. When you choose to work with us, you'll be joining a team of highly talented professionals who are passionate about what they do and dedicated to bringing technology expertise to our domain. We value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence, and we provide our employees with the resources and support they need to succeed. If you’re looking for ownership, impact, and the opportunity to grow alongside a high-performing team, we invite you to apply today!

Our Investment in You

• Compensation: Competitive salary aligned with industry benchmarks.
• Protection: Comprehensive Medical and Group Term Life Insurance.
• Growth: Continuous learning and professional development programs.
• Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Parental Leave policies.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stronghold Investment Management is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, where individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply and embrace the unique contributions they can bring to our organization.

Software Engineer II
Location: Dallas, TX (On-site: 5 days in office) 

The Firm: Data Driven and Real-Asset Focused

Stronghold Investment Management (“Stronghold,” “SIM,” or “the Firm”) is a technology-driven, vertically integrated investment manager focused on real-assets and related private markets. Stronghold seeks to deliver best-in-class risk-adjusted returns through an investment framework that features comparatively rapid transaction velocity, deep technical expertise, creative financial structuring, and objective and algorithmic decision making.

Stronghold was founded by Ryan Turner in 2016 and has deployed over $1.6 billion in capital across 10+ investment vehicles. Ultimately, Stronghold intends to apply its technology-intensive investment approach to a variety of specialist real assets verticals, including:

• Oil & Gas
• Renewables
• Specialty Real Estate (commercial, datacenters, marinas)
• Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure
• Billboards and Fixtures
• Mining & other commodities
• Utilities
• Secondaries

Your Mission
We're seeking a Software Engineer II to join Stronghold's Tech Development team, where your backend and data systems work directly powers a technology-driven investment firm moving billions of dollars across real assets globally.

This isn't a typical engineering role. You'll build the scalable, high-performance infrastructure that gives Stronghold its edge: fast transaction velocity, algorithmic decision-making, and data systems that no traditional investment firm has. Working primarily within a Ruby on Rails ecosystem, you'll help develop and scale backend services powered by technologies including PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, and Microsoft Azure.

You'll work alongside senior engineers and cross-functional teams to shape architecture, drive performance, and own meaningful pieces of a stack that's genuinely differentiated in private markets.

This is a rare opportunity for a software engineer with 3–6 years of experience who's ready to go beyond feature work, someone who wants their technical decisions to matter, their contributions to be visible, and their career to accelerate inside a firm that moves fast, thinks deeply, and invests in its people.

Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Own

• Build the backbone. Design, develop, test, and maintain the APIs, backend services, and data workflows that power firm-wide operations, from transaction processing to investment analytics, primarily within a Ruby on Rails environment.
• Scale what matters. Architect and optimize data-intensive applications for performance, reliability, and efficiency, because at Stronghold, speed and accuracy aren't nice-to-haves, they're the business.
• Shape the platform. Collaborate with senior engineers, product teams, front-end developers, and other cross-functional stakeholders on system architecture and long-term technical design, contributing to decisions that will define how the firm operates for years.
• Own the pipeline. Build and maintain automated and event-driven data processing pipelines using technologies such as Kafka to keep information accurate, consistent, and moving, the kind of infrastructure the investment team depends on daily.
• Write code that lasts. Deliver clean, testable, maintainable code with a strong point of view on scalability, and back it up through thoughtful code reviews, testing, and CI/CD practices.
• Make the database fast. Optimize queries, data models, indexing strategies, and schema designs across technologies including PostgreSQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch so nothing slows down the people making decisions with this data.
• Build for the cloud. Develop and support backend applications and services in Microsoft Azure, contributing to scalable cloud architecture and modern deployment practices.
• Keep the lights on, proactively. Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems so issues are caught before they become problems.
• Solve the hard stuff. Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex system, performance, and data issues across environments, the problems other people have already given up on.
• Improve how we ship. Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, engineering processes, and development practices that allow the team to move quickly without sacrificing quality.
• Move fast as a team. Participate in Agile ceremonies, bringing technical depth to sprint planning and pushing goals forward with the broader engineering team.

Qualifications – What You Bring

• A strong technical foundation. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience that proves you can do the work.
• 3–6 years of real backend experience. You've built and shipped backend systems, APIs, web applications, and data infrastructure, not just maintained them.
• Ruby on Rails expertise. Strong hands-on experience developing scalable backend applications and services using Ruby on Rails.
• Architectural instincts. You understand how distributed systems behave under pressure, API design, service boundaries, failure modes, and all.
• SQL you're proud of. Deep, hands-on experience with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL. You know the difference between a query that works and one that scales.
• Experience beyond relational databases. You're comfortable working with technologies such as Redis and Elasticsearch and understand when different data stores are appropriate.
• Experience with event-driven systems. Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar messaging and streaming technologies, including building reliable asynchronous or event-driven workflows.
• Comfort in the cloud. Experience developing and operating applications in cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure, with familiarity with Docker and modern containerized deployment practices.
• CI/CD fluency. Experience working with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines and modern software development practices.
• Observability mindset. You don't just write code, you instrument it. You know how to build systems you can actually see inside of.
• A track record of solving hard problems. You've hunted down performance bottlenecks, application issues, and scalability challenges and fixed them, and you can talk through how.
• A collaborative approach. You communicate effectively with engineers, product stakeholders, and cross-functional partners, including team members working across locations and time zones.
• The Stronghold standard. Precision, accountability, and a genuine commitment to technical excellence. You hold your own work to a high bar, not because you're asked to, but because you care.

Preferred Qualifications - What Sets You Apart

• Oil & Gas, Financial Services, Real Assets, or Fintech experience is a significant plus.
• Broader data-store experience, including SQL Server and MongoDB.
• Data processing experience with libraries or frameworks such as Pandas, NumPy, or Polars.
• Strong adoption of AI tools, with demonstrated knowledge and practical experience using AI in development workflows.

Why Stronghold

At Stronghold, we strive to create a workplace that is not only rewarding but also satisfying. We believe our employees are the driving force behind our success, and we are committed to providing them with an environment where they can thrive and reach their full potential. When you choose to work with us, you'll be joining a team of highly talented professionals who are passionate about what they do and dedicated to bringing technology expertise to our domain. We value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence, and we provide our employees with the resources and support they need to succeed.

Our Investment in You

• Market-competitive compensation
• Fully paid benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401k + Match
• Company sponsored LTD, STD, life insurance and AD&D
• Generous PTO policy
• Exemplary holiday observance
• Parental Leave
• Class A offices in prime locations

Equal Opportunity Employer
Stronghold Investment Management is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, where individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can thrive. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply and embrace the unique contributions they can bring to our organization.

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