Founding Engineer (Full Stack)

Pier's mission is to create tools for the next generation of innovators to improve credit access. They are developing an API to help us launch credit products. With just a few lines of code, they enable any company to…

Location: San Francisco, CA
Company size: 5–20
Posted: 2d ago
Via: Yc

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Founding Engineer (Full Stack) · Pier

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Job title: Founding Engineer (Full Stack)
Job location: San Francisco, CA, US
Job listing URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pier/jobs/W6Bouqf-founding-engineer-full-stack
Job description: ### **About Us** At Pier, our mission is to improve credit access for Americans by enabling the next generation of credit providers. We're building "Stripe for Credit" -- Our API is the fastest and simplest way for companies to launch & manage loan, line of credit and other credit programs, in compliance with state and federal laws. We recently raised an oversubscribed round and have been adding 6-figure ARRs every single month. 🚀🚀🚀 ### **About the Role** As a founding engineer at Pier, you will have an integral role building our credit infrastructure products, setting the technical direction of our platform, and developing our culture. You will work directly with our co-founders and drive strategic projects and initiatives for the team. ### **Your primary responsibilities will be:** * Collaborate closely with founders to architect our systems, define the engineering roadmap and improve our processes * Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code across the entire stack * Build and maintain APIs and integrations with third-party services * Take full ownership of large projects, guiding them from the initial design phase through to deployment and ongoing maintenance * Mentor and guide junior engineers as the team grows ### **Qualifications:** * 6+ years of experience in software development, preferably at a high-growth, pre-series B startup * Proven track record of shipping high-quality software quickly and efficiently * Passion for financial technology and developer products (experience in fintech/compliance a big plus) * Willingness to embrace new and widely varying challenges in a dynamic startup setting * Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to challenges * Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with a growing team

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