Founding Software Engineer

Strategic Employment

Founding Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA +1 location
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    We are a looking for a Founding Software Engineer to join a mission-driven fintech team backed by top early-stage investors (including Unusual Ventures) and led by experienced founders from institutions like JPMorgan and McKinsey. We recently won a major industry award and are already partnered with over a dozen financial institutions up to $\$200 \text{B}+$ in assets. We value building with empathy, taking ownership without ego, and maintaining a focus on sustainable intensity.

    Responsibilities:

    • Own the full product lifecycle from design review through deployment.
    • Build the core product from scratch using modern patterns in React, TypeScript, and a Meta-framework (Next.js, Remix, etc.), with a quick adoption of TanStack Start.
    • Implement robust server-state & caching strategies (TanStack/React Query) and ensure high performance (Core Web Vitals).
    • Develop product-quality UI with responsive layouts, strong a11y, and tidy component systems (Tailwind, Radix/shadcn a plus).

    Qualifications:

    • 5+ years of professional experience with React + TypeScript and clean component architecture.
    • Required experience with a Meta-framework (SSR/streaming, routing, data loading).
    • Deep expertise in server-state management and caching.

    Nice to Have:

    • TanStack ecosystem experience (Router/Query/Start) or Vite/Nitro.
    • Figma translation skills and design system maintenance.

    Perks & Benefits:

    • Competitive Salary plus Equity.
    • Fully-covered health insurance.

     

  • Compensation
    $160,000-$180,000 per year
  • Locations
    San Francisco, CA • New York, NY