Company Overview

This early-stage fintech leader is building the "AGI for banking," replacing antiquated legacy systems with an AI-native platform that automates 90% of manual workflows in the lending sector. Founded by banking and machine learning experts from Stanford, the company has raised $33M in total funding, including a recent $29M Series A led by Canapi, with backing from Y Combinator and Salesforce Ventures. With a growing team of 35 and an active enterprise customer pipeline, they are scaling a responsible, human-in-the-loop AI system to redefine how financial institutions operate.

What Makes It an Awesome Place to Work

• High-Impact Mission: Build an entirely new category of AI-native technology that solves decades-old problems in the banking industry.
• Top-Tier Backing: Secured $33M from elite investors like Y Combinator and Canapi, providing significant runway and market validation.
• True Technical Leadership: A rare "force multiplier" role that balances 70% hands-on coding with 30% high-level mentorship and architecture.
• S-Tier Talent: Join a team of experts from top-tier fintechs and academic institutions committed to engineering excellence.
• Real-World Scale: Work on an active enterprise pipeline where your code directly impacts the efficiency of major financial organizations.

Scope of Role and Experience

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will:

• Lead architectural decisions for complex initiatives, balancing long-term system stability with the high velocity of a Series A startup.
• Own significant portions of the core product (Applicant, Lender, or Platform teams) and spend the majority of your time writing high-quality code.
• Act as a mentor and talent magnet, elevating the engineering bar and driving best practices across the organization.
• Collaborate directly with customers to gather requirements and ensure the platform's highly configurable systems meet enterprise needs.
• Partner with leadership to bridge the gap between technical execution and business outcomes.

You have:

• 7+ years of product-focused software engineering experience (post-graduation).
• Prior experience at the Staff level within a Series A/B startup or a top-tier growth-stage fintech (e.g., Stripe, Ramp, Plaid).