Full Stack Engineer

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Full Stack Engineer

Location: New York City (Hybrid) / San Francisco / Remote
Company Stage of Funding: Series A ($25M recently raised)
Office Type: Hybrid / Remote
Salary: $200,000 - $260,000 + Competitive Equity
Visa: Visa sponsorship available
Company Description

Our client is building an AI-powered risk intelligence platform transforming how financial institutions manage third-party risk and compliance workflows.

Their platform captures and scales the expertise of highly specialized compliance professionals through AI-driven workflow automation.

The company has already achieved significant early traction with rapid customer deployments and substantial contracted revenue shortly after launch.

This is a rare opportunity to join an elite early-stage engineering team at the inflection point of product-market fit, where engineers have direct ownership over product direction and customer impact.
What You Will Do

Build and ship customer-facing product features across the full stack

Work across Python, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and AWS

Own features end-to-end from ideation through deployment

Translate customer workflows into scalable product capabilities

Build AI-first workflow orchestration systems

Improve platform reliability and performance under bursty workloads

Drive product strategy alongside engineering execution

Partner directly with customers and domain experts

Improve engineering standards and development velocity

Contribute to architecture evolution as the platform scales

Ship rapidly in a high-ownership startup environment

Help shape engineering culture during hypergrowth
Ideal Candidate Background

2-6+ years of full-stack engineering experience

Strong production experience with Python

Strong frontend experience with React and TypeScript

Experience shipping customer-facing product features

Startup or high-growth product engineering experience

Ability to work autonomously in ambiguous environments

Strong product sense

Track record of moving quickly

Comfort with full-stack ownership

Strong engineering fundamentals

Experience collaborating cross-functionally
Strong Signals

Series A / B startup engineering experience

Former founder experience

Meaningful side projects or open-source contributions

AI-native product experience

Strong product-minded engineering approach

Fast iteration mindset

High curiosity and technical obsession

Customer empathy

Built features directly used by external customers

Application-layer backend depth

Experience with AI coding tools

Strong startup adaptability

Evidence of self-directed learning

Bias for action

Strong ownership mentality
Compensation and Benefits

Base salary: $200,000 - $260,000

Competitive equity

Visa sponsorship support

Hybrid flexibility

Remote optional

High ownership in a tiny engineering team

Direct product influence

Exceptional early-stage upside

Fast-moving product environment
Why Join

This is an opportunity to join an elite early-stage team building AI infrastructure for one of financial services' most painful operational bottlenecks.

You'll work directly on customer-facing AI products with meaningful ownership from day one.

If you want startup-level autonomy, rapid technical growth, and the ability to shape both product and engineering culture, this role offers exceptional leverage.