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San Francisco, United States$145K + Equity

Founding Engineer at VC-backed fintech platform

Are you ready to revolutionize the automotive finance industry? As a Founding Engineer, you'll build the core AI-driven platform making used car leasing possible at scale, unlocking massive savings for drivers and new opportunities for dealerships. This is a rare chance to lead critical architecture, own key integrations, and build your own team within a well-funded, innovative fintech platform.

Overview

Role overview

Join a pioneering team as a Founding Engineer to architect and build an end-to-end underwriting platform. You will lead the development of an AI-driven ML engine, own critical API integrations, and shape the future of used car leasing at scale. This high-impact role offers the chance to revolutionize an underserved market and build a team from the ground up.

Company

About the company

VC-backed fintech platform

Responsibilities

What you will do

  • Lead architecture and development of our ML underwriting engine.
  • Own our API integrations with lenders, dealership management systems and data providers.
  • Hire and manage your own team of engineers.

Candidate profile

Who this is a fit for

  • Proven experience in architecting and building scalable platforms.
  • Strong background in machine learning engineering or complex data integration.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and grow an engineering team.

What makes it remarkable

Why this role is remarkable

  • Drive the creation of a groundbreaking platform that makes used car leasing widely accessible.
  • Tackle a massive, underserved market, transforming how consumers access affordable transportation.
  • Enjoy significant ownership and the unique opportunity to build and lead your own engineering team.

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