Founding Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: New York

Compensation: $200K – $400K

Employment Type: FullTime

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 & 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.