Founding Full Stack Engineer (FinTech & EdTech)

Dormont Manufacturing Co; United States; On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous equity

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Dormont Manufacturing Co is seeking a Full Stack Lead for a pioneering venture in education. This role involves end-to-end ownership of parent-facing mobile and web experiences, ensuring clarity and trust for users accessing state education funds.

Applicants should be prepared to relocate to San Francisco, CA, or Phoenix, AZ. The position offers a competitive salary range of $125,000 to $175,000, generous equity, and the chance to impact $900B in public education funding.

Qualifications

• Proven history of shipping apps to production, including side projects.
• Strong intuition for product features and user experience.
• Willingness to relocate to San Francisco, CA or Phoenix, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Lead the reimbursements product across mobile and web.
• Build clarity and trust in user interactions regarding fund status.
• Tightly integrate UI with backend and operational workflows.
• Instrument data to improve product based on user behavior.
• Establish architecture and code quality for the app.

Skills

Shipping apps to production

Design and architecture refinement

User experience improvement

Collaborative skills

Job description

The Opportunity

EQL Tech is recruiting for a founding role within a venture-backed startup building the financial infrastructure for the future of education. Our client is developing the rails that allow families to access State education funds (ESAs), unlocking a $900B US Public Education budget. With $16M raised from top-tier VCs , the team is composed of elite engineers and specialists from Stripe, SpaceX, and Goldman Sachs.

The Role

As the Full Stack Lead, you will own the parent-facing mobile and web experiences from inception to launch.

• End-to-End Ownership: Lead the reimbursements product across mobile (receipt capture, claims) and web (statementing).
• System Design: Build for clarity and trust, ensuring families are never confused about eligibility or fund status.
• Operational Integration: Tightly link the UI with backend and ops workflows to create a reliable payments machine with clean audit trails.
• Data-Driven Growth: Instrument funnels and “confusion hotspots” to turn user behavior data into product improvements.
• Setting Standards: Establish the architecture, code quality, and release processes for the app layer.

Requirements

To be successful in this founding role, you must meet the following criteria:

• Relocation/Presence: You are willing to relocate to San Francisco, CA or Phoenix, AZ and work in‑person with the team.
• Proven Shipping Velocity: you have a history of shipping apps constantly to production, including personal side projects.
• Technical Detail: You take pride in refining design and architecture to improve the user experience.
• Product Intuition: You have a strong “taste” for intuitive AI and pay close attention to the psychology of features.
• Collaborative Nature: You are willing to get “out of localhost” to engage in family visits and collaborate with government agencies.
• High Standards: You have high expectations for yourself and a deep commitment to the quality of your work.

Benefits

Commitment, Compensation & Benefits

This will be a big commitment, and we’re aiming high. It needs to be something you are energised about taking on, or this isn’t the team for you.

• Competitive Salary: $125,000 – $175,000 per year, commensurate with experience.
• Generous Founding Equity: We compensate you well with equity.
• Top-Tier Backing: We’ve raised $16M from top-tier VCs and angels.
• Relocation Support: You are willing to relocate to San Francisco, CA, or Phoenix, AZ, and travel to visit customers. We’re an in‑person company and are in the office together.
• Comprehensive Visa Sponsorship: If you do not have a visa, we can support you.
• Unmatched Impact: The rare opportunity to directly shape how the $900B US Public Education budget is being opened up for parents to take control of their portion (avg. $7.5k/kid/year).