Founding Engineer (Full Stack)

Position Overview

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" to help companies launch and manage credit programs in compliance with state and federal laws. As a founding engineer, you will play an integral role in building our credit infrastructure products, setting the technical direction of our platform, and developing our culture by working directly with our co-founders and driving strategic projects and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

Required 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