ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re building a next-generation financial technology platform from the ground up. As our Founding Engineer, you will own core product architecture across backend, frontend, and DevOps. This is not “just another developer” role — you will shape the technical direction, build for scale, and help define the product vision alongside the founders.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Build, deploy, and maintain an end-to-end MERN application (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js).
- Architect scalable APIs, authentication / authorization flows, and data pipelines for financial analytics.
- Stand up CI / CD, staging environments, and containerized deployments (Docker / Kubernetes).
- Collaborate with founders on product design, technical roadmap, and customer requirements.
- Integrate securely with banking APIs, payment processors, and financial data sources.
- Implement observability, monitoring, and error tracking (Grafana, Prometheus, or similar).
- Establish coding standards, best practices, and documentation as the team grows.
- Contribute to long-term technical vision (frameworks, cloud providers, architecture patterns).
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR — REQUIRED
4+ years of full-stack development with strong MERN proficiency.Deep knowledge of Node.js, Express.js, and REST / GraphQL API design.Frontend experience with React Native (Hooks, Context API, or Redux).Strong JavaScript / TypeScript, HTML5, and modern CSS frameworks.Experience managing and optimizing MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases.Familiarity with DevOps workflows — CI / CD, Docker, and a major cloud (AWS / GCP / Azure).Knowledge of authentication and authorization (JWT, OAuth2, SSO).Product-minded builder who ships usable, reliable software quickly.PREFERRED
FinTech / payments experience or financial data integrations.Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi) and container orchestration experience.Knowledge of security / compliance (SOC 2, PCI DSS).Hands-on production monitoring / analytics setup.Early-stage startup experience and comfort wearing multiple hats.WHY JOIN
High ownership and autonomy from day one.Direct impact on product, architecture, and engineering culture.Opportunity to grow into a technical leadership role.