Full Stack Engineer

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship available

Equity and growth potential

On-site in New York, NY

Job summary

Clera, a fast-growing fintech startup backed by Y Combinator, is hiring an entry-level Full Stack Engineer in New York City. You will work on core product features—AI-powered tooling, portfolio management, and educational investing experiences—from day one.

Join a small, high-impact engineering team and contribute to secure, high-performance financial software. This on-site role in New York, NY welcomes strong portfolios or academic projects; visa sponsorship is available.

Qualifications

• Entry-level candidates welcome; strong portfolio or academic projects are valued.
• Solid understanding of full stack web development fundamentals (frontend frameworks, backend APIs, databases).
• Willingness to work on-site in New York, NY
• Eligible to work in the US; visa sponsorship is available.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain full stack features across web and/or mobile surfaces of the fintech platform.
• Collaborate with a small, cross-functional team to ship product improvements quickly.
• Develop AI-assisted features, automated investing workflows, and user-facing financial tools.
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code across frontend and backend layers.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and sprint planning.
• Help uphold security, performance, and reliability in a regulated financial environment.

Skills

Full stack development

Frontend frameworks

Backend APIs

Databases

Job description

About The Role

A fast-growing, Y Combinator-backed fintech startup is looking for an entry-level Full Stack Engineer to join its small, high-impact engineering team in New York City. The company builds a personal wealth management platform aimed at making investing accessible and approachable for the next generation of retail investors. You'll work directly on core product features - including AI-powered tooling, portfolio management, and educational investing experiences - from day one.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain full stack features across web and/or mobile surfaces of a consumer fintech platform
• Collaborate closely with a small, cross-functional team to ship product improvements quickly and iteratively
• Contribute to the development of AI-assisted features, automated investing workflows, and user-facing financial tools
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code across both frontend and backend layers
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and sprint planning
• Help uphold high standards for security, performance, and reliability in a regulated financial environment

What We're Looking For

Required

• Entry-level candidates welcome - no prior professional experience required; strong portfolio, projects, or academic background will be considered
• Solid understanding of full stack web development fundamentals (frontend frameworks, backend APIs, databases)
• Ability to work on-site in New York, NY
• Eligible to work in the US - visa sponsorship is available

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with fintech, investing, or financial products
• Experience working with AI/ML integrations or LLM-based features
• Exposure to mobile development (iOS/Android or React Native)
• Interest in consumer apps targeting younger demographics

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $170,000 - $220,000 USD annually
• Visa sponsorship available
• Opportunity to work at a well-funded, high-growth startup backed by top-tier investors
• Meaningful equity and early-stage career growth potential

Location

This is an on-site role based in New York, NY. Candidates must be able to commute to the office regularly.