Full Stack Software Engineer - Product

Who is Recruiting from Scratch
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Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.

Location: New York City (On-site)
Employment Type: Full-time

We are an early-stage fintech company building a new kind of financial platform designed to expand access to long-term wealth creation. Backed by top-tier investors and founded by experienced leaders from leading technology and financial institutions, we are tackling complex problems in a highly regulated, high-impact space. Our team is small, senior, and execution-focused, operating from our New York City office.

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer – Product to join a lean, high-performing engineering team. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys owning problems end-to-end—from shaping business logic to shipping production-ready systems. You will work across backend services, APIs, and product surfaces to deliver features that directly impact users and power the core platform.

• Build and ship product features across backend systems and user-facing applications
• Translate complex, ambiguous business requirements into clean, working code
• Design and maintain RESTful and developer-facing APIs
• Implement AI-powered and agentic features within the product
• Participate in architecture discussions, technical planning, and code reviews
• Own features through the full development lifecycle, from concept to production

• Strong experience building backend systems and RESTful APIs
• Demonstrated ability to turn complex business logic into complete, working solutions
• Experience embedding AI/ML or agentic systems into user-facing applications
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Kotlin, Type Script, Go, Java, Python, Rust, etc.)
• Comfortable working across the stack in a fast-paced, early-stage environment

• Experience designing and documenting developer APIs
• Background in fintech or early-stage startups
• Experience with Kotlin backends or asynchronous workflow tools (e.g., Temporal)
• Familiarity with financial systems or markets

• High agency, autonomous, and accountable
• Strong execution and problem-solving mindset
• Comfortable with complexity and rapid iteration
• Collaborative communicator who thrives in an in-office team
• Motivated by mission-driven work with real-world impact

• Base salary: $180,000–$275,000
• Equity: Competitive equity package