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Software Engineer

Sound Decisions


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 19 September 2026 (16 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 17 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Software Engineer Full-Stack (Front-End Focused)
About the company

A fast-growing fully remote FinTech SaaS company sitting at the intersection of payments and data intelligence the product helps merchants and the software platforms they rely on manage and reduce the cost of processing electronic payments. The team is small close-knit and genuinely AI-forward: engineers use agentic development tools day to day and the culture leans toward mentorship and real autonomy over rigid process. It shows in retention the engineering teams average tenure runs about four years with zero voluntary attrition.

About the role

Were hiring a Software Engineer to join a small high-trust engineering team and take real ownership of the front-end product experience. This is a full-stack role that is heavily front-end weighted in practice youll spend most of your time in the UI layer with occasional backend exposure. Youll be this teams first dedicated front-end hire reporting to the front-end lead so theres a genuine opportunity to shape how the role and the front-end practice grow from here.

What youll do
  • Own front-end features end to end from UI/UX implementation through shipping using JavaScript/TypeScript and React (Vite as the build tool).
  • Work on outlying UI services that consume shared backend services and present data to users ramping toward independently handling most non-architectural tickets (form changes UX changes supporting new backend features) within your first few months.
  • Collaborate with a small backend-leaning engineering team (Java/Scala/C# exposure is a plus not a requirement) to integrate front-end work with core product services.
  • Use AI development tools as a normal part of your workflow the team actively encourages this while being able to verify and stand behind your own understanding of what you ship.
  • 35 years of professional software engineering experience with genuine depth in JavaScript/TypeScript and React; Vite experience is a plus.
  • Comfortable working with real autonomy: someone who can take direction incorporate feedback quickly and then run with a piece of work without needing close supervision.
  • Adaptable to a small-company pace and ambiguity prior experience at a smaller fast-moving company is a plus.
  • Genuine thoughtful use of AI coding tools: able to use them productively while still catching and correcting their mistakes yourself.
  • Backend exposure (Java Scala or C#) is a bonus not a gate this is primarily a front-end role.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
  • 100% remote with roughly two weeks per year of company travel for in-person team gatherings.
  • Candidates based near Salt Lake City UT Philadelphia PA or Chicago IL are preferred but a standout candidate elsewhere will still be considered.
What were looking for
  • 35 years of professional software engineering experience with genuine depth in JavaScript/TypeScript and React; Vite experience is a plus.
  • Comfortable working with real autonomy: someone who can take direction incorporate feedback quickly and then run with a piece of work without needing close supervision.
  • Adaptable to a small-company pace and ambiguity prior experience at a smaller fast-moving company is a plus.
  • Genuine thoughtful use of AI coding tools: able to use them productively while still catching and correcting their mistakes yourself.
  • Backend exposure (Java Scala or C#) is a bonus not a gate this is primarily a front-end role.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Role logistics
  • 100% remote with roughly two weeks per year of company travel for in-person team gatherings.
  • Candidates based near Salt Lake City UT Philadelphia PA or Chicago IL are preferred but a standout candidate elsewhere will still be considered.
What to expect in the process

A take-home skills assessment (submitted via GitHub Bitbucket or a zip file; AI tool use is welcomed on this step graded same-day) followed by a small number of conversational interviews with members of the engineering and leadership team and a final in-person meeting before an offer is signed.