Senior Software Engineer; Full-Stack) San Francisco, or Remote Vancouver, Toron
New York, New York County, New York, 10261, USA
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Software Development
Full Stack Developer, Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Software Architect
Small business owners are the backbone of the American economy. But running a small business comes with a challenges: taxes, accounting, bookkeeping, and banking are just a few. That's where we come in.
Found is building tools that give small business owners the security and peace of mind that has historically only been available at large corporations. We automate taxes and expense tracking because small business owners should spend more time doing what they love, and less time buried in their finances.
We're looking for kind, resourceful, and passionate people to join us in building the financial foundation small businesses deserve.
About This RoleWe're hiring a Staff or Principal Software Engineer s is a high-impact, full-stack role where you’ll drive technical decisions across the company, raise the bar for how we build, and help senior engineers grow.
You’ll work across product teams, partner closely with engineering managers and their tech leads, influence how we build across the organization and have ownership over outcomes. You’ll be technically hands-on, and your biggest impact will come from technical judgement and the leadership you bring to decisions that impact the engineering team
What You’ll Do Set technical direction for the companyDrive key technical decisions that shape how multiple teams build
Identify and address reliability, performance, or scalability issues before they become incidents, at a systems level rather than just within a single team
Build and iterate on customer-facing features in our core product using Ruby on Rails, React, and Type Script, staying close enough to the code to make well-grounded calls
Work across the stack: backend APIs, data modeling in MySQL and Spanner, and polished frontend experiences
Partner with engineering leads to align technical direction across the company, not just within a single team
Establish patterns, conventions, and standards that make the codebase easier to work in over time, and drive adoption of them across teams
Contribute to reducing technical debt in a way that's practical and unblocks business goals
Bring clarity to ambiguous, cross-team technical problems and help teams move forward with confidence
Act as a technical mentor and thought partner for senior engineers across teams
Collaborate closely with engineering managers on technical planning, scoping, and team health
Help engineers grow through pairing, code review, and design conversations
12+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with strong backend fundamentals and deep technical range
Prior experience operating at a staff, principal, or architect level
Production experience with Ruby on Rails or a comparable framework, and comfort in React/Type Script on the frontend
Experience working with relational databases at scale (MySQL, Spanner, or similar)
A track record of leading technical decisions across multiple teams by building relationships, gaining alignment, and influencing without direct authority
Strong communication skills: you can explain technical decisions clearly to engineers and non-engineers alike
High standards for code quality and a habit of leaving things better than you found them
Experience in Fin Tech, financial services, or products with complex compliance requirements
The anticipated salary range for this role is $246,000 - $284,000 (USD or CAD). The salary range listed represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position across all locations in the corresponding country. Within the range, individual pay is determined by several factors including job-related skills, experience, and…
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