- Sponsorship
- Base salary of $200,000 to $400,000 annually, plus equity. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, relocation support, and other benefits are provided. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Employer Job Description
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About the Role
Join an early-stage financial technology team building core banking infrastructure for digital assets and AI. As a founding engineer, you will help develop banking systems and services from the ground up, with ownership across design, implementation, and production operations.
What You'll Do
- Ship production code early while learning the codebase, product, and banking domain.
- Own major projects as an individual contributor, from initial design through production launch.
- Translate complex financial and banking needs into reliable software that operates at scale.
- Make decisions on system design, data modeling, and architectural tradeoffs.
- Work with engineering, product, and clients to shape core banking capabilities.
- Build automation that reduces recurring manual work, favoring simple and maintainable solutions.
What We're Looking For
- At least 3 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience, including 1 or more years in an early-stage or small startup.
- Experience shipping production software in banking, financial systems, or core infrastructure at scale.
- Track record of independently driving significant projects from conception to production.
- Experience making system design, data modeling, and architecture decisions for production systems.
- Ability to ship iteratively, maintain high code quality, and take ownership of issues through resolution.
- Comfort working in unfamiliar domains and building core banking or financial infrastructure.
Compensation
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary of $200,000 to $400,000 annually, plus equity. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, relocation support, and other benefits are provided. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in New York, New York. Relocation support is available.
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