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US Founding Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience
  • At least 1 year of experience in an early-stage or small startup environment
  • Experience designing and delivering major projects end-to-end
  • Strong ability to ship iteratively and maintain code quality

Responsibilities

  • Ship production code early while learning the codebase and banking domain
  • Own major engineering projects from initial design through production
  • Turn complex financial requirements into reliable software that operates at scale
  • Work with engineering, product, and clients to guide the evolution of core banking systems

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Adaptability

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Company size1 - 10

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Job description

About the Role

Join an early-stage financial technology team building production banking infrastructure for digital assets and AI-enabled financial services. As a founding engineer for US operations, you will own core backend systems and help shape the platform from the ground up.

What You'll Do

  • Ship production code early while learning the codebase, banking domain, and product.

  • Own major engineering projects as an individual contributor, from initial design through production.

  • Turn complex financial and banking requirements into reliable software that operates at scale.

  • Make decisions about system design, data modeling, and architectural tradeoffs.

  • Work with engineering, product, and clients to guide the evolution of core banking systems.

  • Build simple, automated systems that reduce recurring manual work.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 3 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience, including production work on banking, financial systems, or large-scale core infrastructure.

  • At least 1 year of experience in an early-stage or small startup environment.

  • Experience designing and delivering major projects end-to-end, including making production system design and data modeling decisions.

  • Strong ability to ship iteratively, maintain code quality, and take ownership of reliable systems.

  • Comfort working in new problem areas without an established playbook.

  • Interest in core banking systems and financial infrastructure.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary of $200,000 to $400,000 annually, plus equity. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, relocation support, and professional development support. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in New York, New York. Relocation support is available.

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