Chief Technical Officer

You’ll work closely with Founders and report directly into the CEO. If you’re a senior engineer who’s started leading people and wants more of that or an EM who still codes and doesn’t want to give that up this is for you., * Manage a small team of backend engineers: 1:1s, growth conversations, unblocking work, setting standards.

• Stay technically active: contribute to architecture, review code, and ship code.
• Partner with product and design to scope and prioritize backend work.
• Help build a culture where engineers do their best work and take real ownership.
• Drive technical decisions on distributed systems, broker integrations, and platform scalability.
• Hire and grow the team.

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 1-2 years managing engineers.
• Still writes and reviews code regularly, not just directs.
• Strong TypeScript or similar backend language; experience with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS).
• Experience with distributed systems, API integrations, and scaling backend services.
• Direct communicator who can translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and building in a fast-moving startup environment.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience in Fintech, particularly with integrations involving platforms like Robinhood, Stripe, Plaid, or similar platforms/apps.
• Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or other cloud infrastructure.
• Passion for building user-centered solutions and delivering impact.
• A self-starter mentality with strong ownership and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with some of these backend tech stacks: node.js, typescript, graphql, nest.js, gcp, google pubsub, postgres sql, etc.

• Benefits: Generous Unlimited PTO.
• Mandated two-week holiday shutdown at the end of the year for Christmas and New Year’s + company holidays.
• Covering of 100% of premiums for employee and dependent benefits (health, dental, vision).
• Equinox Memberships.
• Top-of-the-line equipment: laptops, external monitors, standing desks, etc.

Pay: $200,000.00 - $350,000.00 per year