Full Stack Engineer, Early-Stage Fintech, JS/TS, Node, GCP

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, Node.js, 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, Node.js, 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: $170,000 $210,000 base + equity
• Staff Engineer: $220,000 $315,000 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).