Senior Software Engineer

Orthogonal (YC W26); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous equity grant vesting over 4y

Flexible work schedule

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Wellness and commute stipends

All the tools you need (laptop,monitor

Job summary

Orthogonal is hiring one of its first engineering hires to work directly with the founders on full-stack IC work. We operate with a Vercel stack using TypeScript backend and Next.js frontend, with PostgreSQL.

You will own features end to end including deployment and production support. You should have 5+ years of full-stack experience in high-growth environments, a bias toward ownership, and the ability to mentor teammates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack experience at a high-growth company.
• Background in startups or fast-paced product environments.
• Solid grasp of data structures, system design, and API design.
• Experience leading projects or mentoring engineers.
• Bias toward ownership, curiosity, and delivering simple solutions to complex problems.
• Based in SF or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across research, product, and design to ship features quickly
• Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to documentation
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions
• Solve real-world scalability and reliability challenges
• Own features end to end, including deployment, monitoring, and production support
• Mentor teammates and contribute to engineering best practices

Skills

Full-stack

TypeScript

Next.js

PostgreSQL

System design

Mentoring

API design

Ownership

Payments/crypto

Job description

Orthogonal is the discovery, orchestration, and payment layer for the internet. Through a single integration, agents can discover new capabilities, access services instantly, and pay for them seamlessly.

Founded by a team that built at the intersection of payments, APIs, infrastructure, and AI at Coinbase, Vercel, Google, and Amazon Robotics. We've raised a $4.3 million seed round, led by Pantera Capital and backed by Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Decasonic, Blast, Outbound, Surreal by Premise, and other strategic investors.

What You'll Do

You would be one of the first engineering hires, working directly with the founders-Full-stack IC work: We work in Vercel with a TypeScript backend and a Next.js frontend. We use Postgres as our database.

• Collaborate across research, product, and design to ship features quickly
• Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to documentation
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions
• Solve real-world scalability and reliability challenges
• Own features end to end, including deployment, monitoring, and production support
• Mentor teammates and contribute to engineering best practices

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of full-stack experience with a high-growth company
• Background in startups or a fast-paced product environment
• Solid grasp of data structures, system design, and API design
• Experience leading projects or mentoring engineers
• Bias toward ownership, curiosity, and delivering simple solutions to complex problems
• Based in SF or willing to relocate
• Value autonomy over process
• Bonus: Experience in payments/crypto

Benefits

• Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
• Flexible work schedule and open vacation policy
• Access to medical, dental, and vision plans
• Wellness and commute stipends
• All the tools you need (laptop, monitor, etc.)

Interview Process

• Intro conversation with our recruiting team
• Conversation with a Co-Founder
• Technical interview
• Work trial / Onsite
• Offer