US Founding Engineer

Wwshemi; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Relocation support

Visa support

Job summary

Wwshemi is building a programmable banking platform and is seeking a founding backend engineer to own critical systems end-to-end. You will ship production code early, iterate rapidly, and shape architecture for reliable money movement at scale.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in backend engineering, 1+ year in startups, and a proven track record of delivering clean, maintainable code with strong ownership. Remote relocation to New York is supported.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in an early-stage company or small startup environment.
• Proven ability to write clean, correct, maintainable code and take ownership of quality.

Responsibilities

• Ship production code early while learning the codebase, product, and banking domain.
• Lead projects from initial concept through implementation and production as an individual contributor.
• Translate complex financial and banking problems into reliable software that can operate at scale.
• Make decisions about system design, data modeling, and architectural tradeoffs.
• Work with engineering, product, and clients to evolve core banking systems.
• Build simple, automated solutions that reduce operational effort and are easy to maintain.

Skills

Backend engineering

Startup experience

Code quality ownership

Ship & iterate

Fintech interest

Relocation willingness

Job description

About the Role

Join an early engineering team building US operations and core banking infrastructure for digital assets and financial technology. As a founding engineer, you will own important systems end to end and help shape a programmable banking platform designed to move money reliably at scale.

What You'll Do

• Ship production code early while learning the codebase, product, and banking domain.
• Lead projects from initial concept through implementation and production as an individual contributor.
• Translate complex financial and banking problems into reliable software that can operate at scale.
• Make decisions about system design, data modeling, and architectural tradeoffs.
• Work with engineering, product, and clients to evolve core banking systems.
• Build simple, automated solutions that reduce operational effort and are easy to maintain.

What We're Looking For

• At least 3 years of hands-on backend software engineering experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in an early-stage company or small startup environment.
• A track record of writing clean, correct, maintainable code and taking strong ownership of quality.
• Ability to ship, iterate, and make progress in new problem areas without waiting for a detailed playbook.
• Interest in core banking systems and financial infrastructure.
• Willingness to work from New York or relocate.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary of $200,000 to $400,000, plus equity. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, relocation support, and visa support.

Location

On-site in New York, New York. Relocation support is available.