US Founding Engineer

Job description

About the Role

Join an early engineering team building US operations and core banking infrastructure for digital assets and financial technology. As a founding engineer, you will own important systems end to end and help shape a programmable banking platform designed to move money reliably at scale.

What You'll Do

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

• Lead projects from initial concept through implementation and production as an individual contributor.

• Translate complex financial and banking problems into reliable software that can operate at scale.

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

• Work with engineering, product, and clients to evolve core banking systems.

• Build simple, automated solutions that reduce operational effort and are easy to maintain.

What We're Looking For

• At least 3 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience.

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

• A track record of writing clean, correct, maintainable code and taking strong ownership of quality.

• Ability to ship, iterate, and make progress in new problem areas without waiting for a detailed playbook.

• Interest in core banking systems and financial infrastructure.

• Willingness to work from New York or relocate.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary of $200,000 to $400,000, plus equity. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, relocation support, and visa support.

Location

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

Originally posted on Himalayas