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Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

Recruiting From Scratch
Full-time
On-site
San Francisco, New York, United States
$150,000,190,000 - $150,000,190,000 USD yearly
Software / Technology / IT
Who is Recruiting from Scratch: 
Recruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. We partner closely with our clients to deeply understand their needs, then connect them with top-tier candidates who are not only highly skilled but also the right fit for the company’s culture and vision. Our mission is simple: place the best people in the right roles to drive long-term success for both clients and candidates.
 

Title of Role: Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack
Location: San Francisco, CA (Downtown) or New York, NY (FiDi)
Company Stage of Funding: Series C Venture-Backed Startup
Office Type: Onsite (Mon–Thu in office)
Salary: $150,000 – $190,000 base + equity

Company Description

Our client is a high-growth, venture-backed fintech company transforming payments infrastructure for the trucking and logistics industry. This sector powers the global economy, yet the financial tools supporting it have historically been outdated, inefficient, and costly.

Backed by top-tier investors and managing billions in annual transaction volume, the company is building modern financial products—including fuel cards, payroll services, invoice factoring, and digital wallets—designed specifically for commercial fleets.

With a strong engineering culture and a team that includes alumni from leading global technology companies, this is an opportunity to join an early and rapidly scaling engineering organization shaping the future of financial infrastructure in a massive, underserved market.

What You Will Do

  • Lead ambiguous, high-impact technical initiatives from concept to production.

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs, backend services, and customer-facing experiences.

  • Contribute across the stack (frontend, backend, and platform) to deliver end-to-end solutions.

  • Architect systems capable of supporting billions in annual payment volume with real-time controls and high reliability.

  • Partner closely with Product, Operations, and GTM teams to translate customer needs into elegant technical solutions.

  • Make thoughtful tradeoffs between speed, user experience, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

  • Contribute to a strong engineering culture by participating in architecture discussions while remaining hands-on in the codebase.

Ideal Candidate Background

  • 5–15 years of experience building and shipping B2B or B2C SaaS products.

  • Strong recent experience in full-stack product engineering.

  • Proven track record of taking products from 0 → 1 → scale.

  • Experience as part of an early engineering team (first 20–50 engineers) at a scaling startup or high-growth company.

  • Strong proficiency with React, Ruby on Rails, and Postgres (or comparable modern full-stack technologies).

  • Comfortable leading technical discussions and owning complex architectural decisions.

  • Customer-oriented mindset with the ability to incorporate feedback into product iterations.

  • Demonstrated career progression and solid tenure history.

Preferred

  • Experience working in fintech, payments, or transaction-heavy systems.

  • Experience building systems involving ledgers, reconciliation, or financial infrastructure.

  • Background in fast-paced, product-driven environments with strong customer engagement.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

Compensation, Benefits & Additional Details

  • Competitive base salary: $150K–$190K

  • Meaningful equity package

  • Visa sponsorship available (H-1B transfers and TN eligible)

  • Opportunity to be part of an early engineering team shaping culture and technical direction

  • High ownership environment with direct impact on product and business outcomes

  • Backed by top-tier investors with strong market momentum

If you’re excited about building high-scale financial infrastructure, working directly with customers, and joining a fast-growing fintech company at a pivotal stage, we would love to connect.