Founding Backend Engineer

Remote (India) | Full-time | 4–8 Years Experience

About Us

We are a fast-growing AI startup on a mission to build the world’s first AI-powered finance team . Our AI agents close books, reconcile cash, forecast revenue, and prepare board decks—instantly, accurately, and auditable in real-time.

Backed by $8.5M seed funding from Foundation Capital, the CEO of Perplexity, authors of the GPT paper, and leaders from Ramp, SAP, and Gusto, we’re solving the $1T+ financial back-office problem with cutting-edge AI infrastructure.

Founded by ex-Microsoft leaders who scaled Azure Finance ($200B+ / yr) and Azure Data & AI ($200M+ ARR), we’re building a high-caliber team from the ground up.

Why Join Us

Founding Engineer status – your fingerprints shape the stack, product & culture

Build solutions for hard problems : reasoning agents, fragmented data, and AI infra under audit constraints

Equity Ownership (0.3% – 1%) with flexible cash / equity tradeoff

Be one of the first 3–4 backend engineers in a truly mission-critical role

Remote-first setup in India, with Bangalore-based in-person collaboration in 3–9 months

What You’ll Do

Architect and scale backend systems powering our AI-driven finance platform

Build APIs and services using Python (FastAPI / Flask)

Solve complex data integration challenges across financial systems

Deliver features from 0 → 1 in collaboration with the founders

Ensure performance, scalability, and audit compliance

✅ What We’re Looking For

4–8 years backend software engineering experience

Strong builder / founder mindset – ideally ex-founder / CTO or early engineer at a VC-backed startup

Proficiency in Python (FastAPI / Flask)

Top-tier university background (IITs preferred)

Clear motivation for a high-impact role

Nice-to-have : Experience in fintech, ERP / accounting systems, or AI infra

Perks & Benefits

Competitive salary + early equity (0.3% – 1%)

Direct mentorship from world-class founders

Work on high-impact systems shaping the future of finance

Join a 6-day / week, highly driven team at the ground floor

Apply / Reach out : Nehlata Pandey

Talent Acquisition Consultant – Recro

nehlata.pandey@recro.io