Founding Engineer Full-Stack (MERN + DevOps) — FinTech

ABOUT THE ROLE
We’re building a next-generation financial technology platform from the ground up.

As our Founding Engineer, you will own core product architecture across backend, frontend, and DevOps.

This is not “just another developer” role — you will shape the technical direction, build for scale, and help define the product vision alongside the founders.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
• Build, deploy, and maintain an end-to-end MERN application (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js).
• Architect scalable APIs, authentication/authorization flows, and data pipelines for financial analytics.
• Stand up CI/CD, staging environments, and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Collaborate with founders on product design, technical roadmap, and customer requirements.
• Integrate securely with banking APIs, payment processors, and financial data sources.
• Implement observability, monitoring, and error tracking (Grafana, Prometheus, or similar).
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and documentation as the team grows.
• Contribute to long-term technical vision (frameworks, cloud providers, architecture patterns).
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR — REQUIRED
• 4+ years of full-stack development with strong MERN proficiency.
• Deep knowledge of Node.js, Express.js, and REST/GraphQL API design.
• Frontend experience with React Native (Hooks, Context API, or Redux).
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and modern CSS frameworks.
• Experience managing and optimizing MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with DevOps workflows — CI/CD, Docker, and a major cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization (JWT, OAuth2, SSO).
• Product-minded builder who ships usable, reliable software quickly.
PREFERRED
• FinTech/payments experience or financial data integrations.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi) and container orchestration experience.
• Knowledge of security/compliance (SOC 2, PCI DSS).
• Hands-on production monitoring/analytics setup.
• Early-stage startup experience and comfort wearing multiple hats.
WHY JOIN
• High ownership and autonomy from day one.
• Direct impact on product, architecture, and engineering culture.
• Opportunity to grow into a technical leadership role.