Founding Engineer

Founding Full-Stack Engineer

Full-Time | On-Site | New York City, NY Salary: $180,000 – $250,000 (flexible) Equity:
Highly competitive package Visa Sponsorship:
Available Hiring Goal: 3–5 engineers

This is a rare opportunity to join an early-stage team as a founding engineer and help reinvent one of the largest, most underserved sectors in financial services. You'll be responsible for building core components of an AI-native platform that automates complex, multi-agent workflows in wealth management.

You'll work directly with the founder to architect scalable systems from scratch, define infrastructure choices, and shape both the technology and the culture of the company. This role is ideal for highly motivated engineers who are hungry to build and thrive in a high-ownership, high-intensity environment.

• Design and build end-to-end AI-powered workflows for financial automation
• Architect and deploy scalable backend and infrastructure systems
• Collaborate on multi-agent AI workflows that deliver actionable insights
• Ship elegant, production-grade features with velocity and autonomy
• Help set the engineering bar, processes, and team norms

• 3–8 years of experience as a full-stack engineer at top-tier, venture-backed startups (Series B or earlier)
• Experience as a founding engineer or founder strongly preferred
• 6+ months of hands-on work in applied AI and frequent use of tools like Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor
• Strong CS or STEM degree from a top-ranked university

• Backend:
  Python, Django
• Frontend:
  Type Script, Vercel
• Infrastructure: AWS ECS, RDS/Postgres, Redis, Terraform
• AI Tools:
  OpenAI, Claude, Anthropic, Cursor

• Have strong product instincts and a founder mindset
• Are excited by the opportunity to work on greenfield AI infrastructure
• Have a bias for action, think beyond the code, and thrive in ambiguity
• Want to be employee #3–8 and grow with the company from day one