US Founding Engineer

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Visa sponsorship

Health & Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Job summary

Openkrill is seeking a founding backend engineer to help build US operations and core banking infrastructure for digital assets. You will own critical systems end-to-end, shipping code early and shaping a programmable banking platform designed to move money reliably at scale.

You will lead projects from concept to production, translating complex banking problems into scalable software and making critical architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on backend software engineering experience.
• 1+ year in an early-stage company or startup environment.
• Proven track record of writing clean, correct, maintainable code and taking 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.

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 development

End-to-end ownership

System design

Shipping code

Iterative mindset

Financial infrastructure

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.