Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
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Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.

Senior/Staff Software Engineer

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• Location: New York City, NY (SoHo)
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• Company Stage of Funding: Series B / High-Growth AI Fintech
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• Office Type: On-site (5 days/week in NYC)
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• Salary: $175,000 – $250,000 Base
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• Equity: Competitive
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• Bonus: Competitive total compensation package
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• Visa: Open to most visa sponsorships (except new H1B cases with significant sponsorship costs)
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Company Description

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• Our client is building the leading AI-native revenue platform for modern finance and accounting teams.
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• The platform automates the entire contract-to-cash lifecycle including billing, collections, revenue recognition, reporting, and compliance.
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• Founded in 2023 and already scaled to approximately 150 employees.
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• Raised over $92M from Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, and Primary Ventures, including a $55M Series B.
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• Strong product-market fit with substantial overperformance against revenue targets.
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• Customers include Cursor, Statsig, and other fast-growing technology companies.
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• AI is deeply embedded into the product rather than existing as a standalone feature.
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• Engineering challenges involve financial infrastructure, ERP integrations, commercial graph construction, billing systems, reconciliation engines, and AI-driven automation.
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• Company is in the critical 1-to-10 scaling phase where architecture and engineering decisions will shape the future of the business.
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• Leadership expects senior engineers to challenge assumptions, influence direction, and contribute to engineering culture.
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What You Will Do

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• Own complex technical projects from architecture through implementation and production deployment
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• Design highly reliable, scalable, secure, and performant systems
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• Build AI-driven financial workflows and automation platforms
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• Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Executive leadership
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• Contribute technical direction across multiple engineering domains
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• Build systems supporting billing, payments, ERP integrations, revenue operations, commercial graph infrastructure, AI/ML workflows, frontend platforms, and core infrastructure
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• Drive technical discussions and challenge architectural decisions when appropriate
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• Help define engineering standards and best practices
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• Mentor engineers and elevate overall team performance
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• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Finance, and GTM teams
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• Build production-grade systems operating at significant scale and complexity
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• Shape engineering culture during a critical scaling phase
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• Lead through technical excellence rather than direct people management
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• Spend the majority of time writing code and solving technical problems
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• Help establish long-term technical foundations for future company growth
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Ideal Candidate Background

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• 7–15 years of software engineering experience
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• Experience building complex products at high-growth B2B SaaS, AI, or fintech companies
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• Experience working at Series A–C startups or renowned engineering organizations
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• Strong individual contributor background at Senior or Staff level
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• Experience influencing architecture, product direction, and technical strategy
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• Strong TypeScript and Python engineering skills
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• Experience with AWS and modern cloud-native systems
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• Familiarity with NestJS, Next.js, distributed systems, and backend infrastructure
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• Strong computer science fundamentals including algorithms, distributed systems, and system design
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• Experience working in highly collaborative cross-functional environments
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• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers while remaining hands-on technically
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• Ability to challenge decisions constructively and defend technical opinions
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• Strong engineering judgment and architectural thinking
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• Experience operating during high-growth scaling phases
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Strong Signals

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• Staff Engineer or Senior Staff Engineer experience
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• Experience at companies such as Ramp, Brex, Rippling, Datadog, Alchemy, Stripe, Cursor, or similar high-growth technology companies
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• Prior fintech experience, especially AI-native fintech products
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• Experience scaling systems during Series A through Series C growth stages
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• Strong technical leadership without moving fully into management
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• Demonstrated history of promotions and career progression
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• Experience building financial infrastructure, billing systems, ERP integrations, or accounting platforms
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• Strong system design and distributed systems expertise
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• Experience mentoring and leveling up engineering teams
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• Strong opinions on architecture and product direction backed by technical reasoning
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• Experience building AI-powered workflows and automation systems
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• Track record of owning critical company initiatives
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• Deep understanding of engineering tradeoffs at scale
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• Strong product partnership and cross-functional collaboration skills
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• Consistent tenure and career stability
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Compensation and Benefits

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• Base salary: $175,000 – $250,000+
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• Flexibility up to ~$275,000 for exceptional candidates
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• Competitive equity package
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• Backed by top-tier investors with strong financial position
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• Opportunity to shape engineering culture during a major scaling phase
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• High ownership and visibility across the organization
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• Work directly with experienced engineering and product leadership
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• Exposure to challenging AI, fintech, and financial infrastructure problems
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• Significant influence on company architecture and technical direction
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• Fast-moving startup environment with strong product-market fit
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Why Join

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• This is an opportunity to join one of the fastest-growing AI-native fintech companies in the market.
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• The company has already achieved meaningful scale while still maintaining startup velocity and ownership.
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• Engineers are expected to influence architecture, challenge leadership, and help shape company direction.
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• The technical problems involve financial infrastructure, AI workflows, distributed systems, and large-scale integrations.
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• The company is entering a critical scaling phase where strong engineers can leave a lasting impact.
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• If you enjoy difficult technical problems, fintech infrastructure, AI-powered products, and high-autonomy engineering environments, this role offers exceptional scope and career upside.
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