Full Stack Engineer, Early-Stage Fintech, JSTS, Node, GCP

New York City, NY - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 170000 - 315000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the Company:

Our client is an early-stage well-funded fintech startup focused on building modern financial operating systems for small and mid-sized businesses. Their mission is to close the technology gap between SMBs and large enterprises by automating workflows providing real-time financial insights and streamlining operations.

Founded in 2022 and backed by top investors they are assembling a founding engineering team to help scale a next-generation financial platform. This is an opportunity to shape both the product and engineering culture at a company set to transform how millions of business owners operate.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and build full-stack products using JavaScript/TypeScript Express and GCP.
Architect SQL schemas and scalable infrastructure to support product growth.
Work closely with product and customer-facing teams to define technical requirements and deliver impactful solutions.
Solve challenging backend problems while contributing to the frontend as needed.
Take ownership as a foundational engineering team member helping shape best practices and company culture.

What Were Looking For:

2 to 15 years of full-stack engineering experience.
Strong CS fundamentals (degree in Computer Science or related preferred).
Proven ability to architect and deliver end-to-end systems.
Expertise in JavaScript TypeScript Express GCP.
Experience designing and optimizing SQL database schemas.
Track record of thriving in early-stage startup environments (founding or hypergrowth experience highly valued).
Demonstrated high ownership mindset and ability to operate autonomously.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience as a founding engineer or startup technical leader.
Background in fintech or financial systems.
History of rapid promotion into senior or staff roles.

Interview Process

Introductory call with leadership (mission & fit).
Technical deep dive (system design coding).
Team interviews with engineering.
Final discussion before offer stage.

Compensation:

Senior Engineer: $170000 $210000 base equity
Staff Engineer: $220000 $315000 base equity

Not Required:

Visa Candidates
C2C Candidates
Job Hoppers (frequent short stints in roles).
Graduates from Coding Bootcamps (e.g. Full Stack Academy Hack Reactor).
Consulting Backgrounds (Experience at IT software development firms instead of actual product companies).

$170000 - $315000 Equity

About the Company: Our client is an early-stage well-funded fintech startup focused on building modern financial operating systems for small and mid-sized businesses. Their mission is to close the technology gap between SMBs and large enterprises by automating workflows providing real-time financial...