Job Description
The Role:
You are equally comfortable reviewing a pull request and defining a quarterly roadmap. You will be hands-on in the codebase while building and coaching a small, high-output team. You are comfortable taking a one line requirement and developing it into a full implementation. You are comfortable working with a distributed engineering and product team that will necessitate early morning and late night calls.
Responsibilities:
Build and lead a team of ~4 engineers in Austin — hiring, coaching, and setting the technical bar
Manage the overseas security, devops, and production support teams
Be ready to dig into the codebase, unblock engineers, and ship code yourself
Own architecture decisions across Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, and open source CRM
Drive high-volume ACH processing reliability, virtual account ledgering, reconciliation integrity, and NACHA/SOC 2 compliance
Build CI/CD pipelines and self-serve deployment workflows — make releasing a non-event
Establish TDD, peer review, and modern engineering standards from day one
Lead by example with AI coding tools — Claude, Copilot, Cursor — and embed them into team culture
Represent engineering in customer and sales conversations
Earn the trust of senior engineers by reading, challenging, and reviewing production code credibly
Operate with seriousness about reliability — in a payment processing environment, uptime and accuracy are not negotiable
Requirements:
Must Have:
10+ years engineering experience, 3–5+ years hands-on leadership
Deep ACH processing and fintech platform experience
Strong Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, REST API, and AWS proficiency
Proven 0-to-1 startup experience — you have shipped a product from scratch
CI/CD, TDD, and modern engineering practices in production
Practical knowledge of US fintech compliance obligations — NACHA, PCI DSS, GLBA, BSA/AML, and SOC 2 Type II
AI-native — you actively use AI tools daily, not occasionally
Strong Plus:
Twenty CRM or open-source CRM experience
Offshore team management experience
Wire, debit card, and real-time payment rail experience beyond ACH