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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Full-time Senior Level software engineeringengineerjavascript - **Company:** Found - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $246,000.0 - $284,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Quality, Code Review, Relational Databases, MySQL, Ruby on Rails, TypeScript, ReactJS, Technical Debt, Backend, Front End Software Development - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1800343/ ## About the Role We're looking for kind, resourceful, and passionate people to join us in building the financial foundation small businesses deserve., * 12+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with strong backend fundamentals and deep technical range * Prior experience operating at a staff, principal, or architect level * Production experience with Ruby on Rails or a comparable framework, and comfort in React/TypeScript on the frontend * Experience working with relational databases at scale (MySQL, Spanner, or similar) * A track record of leading technical decisions across multiple teams by building relationships, gaining alignment, and influencing without direct authority * Strong communication skills: you can explain technical decisions clearly to engineers and non-engineers alike * High standards for code quality and a habit of leaving things better than you found them, * Experience in FinTech, financial services, or products with complex compliance requirements, Found is built by a team that comes from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, and we firmly believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial to our success. As we grow, we're searching for passionate and motivated team members who are excited to bring their skill set to the team and are ready to learn from others. ## Description We're hiring a Staff or Principal Software Engineer at Found. This is a high-impact, full-stack role where you'll drive technical decisions across the company, raise the bar for how we build, and help senior engineers grow. You'll work across product teams, partner closely with engineering managers and their tech leads, influence how we build across the organization and have ownership over outcomes. You'll be technically hands-on, and your biggest impact will come from technical judgement and the leadership you bring to decisions that impact the engineering team, * Identify and address reliability, performance, or scalability issues before they become incidents, at a systems level rather than just within a single team * Build and iterate on customer-facing features in our core product using Ruby on Rails, React, and TypeScript, staying close enough to the code to make well-grounded calls * Work across the stack: backend APIs, data modeling in MySQL and Spanner, and polished frontend experiences Raise the bar across teams * Partner with engineering leads to align technical direction across the company, not just within a single team * Establish patterns, conventions, and standards that make the codebase easier to work in over time, and drive adoption of them across teams * Contribute to reducing technical debt in a way that's practical and unblocks business goals * Bring clarity to ambiguous, cross-team technical problems and help teams move forward with confidence Develop the engineers around you * Act as a technical mentor and thought partner for senior engineers across teams * Collaborate closely with engineering managers on technical planning, scoping, and team health * Help engineers grow through pairing, code review, and design conversations ## Related Videos - [Navigating the Future of Junior Developers in Tech](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1280-navigating-the-future-of-junior-developers-in-tech) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [Build and Deploy a Fullstack App with Open Source Tooling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/775-build-and-deploy-a-fullstack-app-with-open-source-tooling) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london)