Founding Engineer - Backend and Data

About the CompanyWe are an early-stage Fintech + AI startup backed by seasoned investors from the financial and technology sectors. Our mission is to reinvent how users interact with modern financial tools by combining AI-driven intelligence with high-performance trading and investment infrastructure.Role OverviewAs a Founding Engineer with a focus on Backend and Data, you will be the core architect of our financial engine. You will design, build, and scale the robust server-side systems that power our trading infrastructure and data processing pipelines, ensuring high availability, latency, and security for our AI-driven financial tools.What You’ll DoBackend Architecture: Design and implement scalable backend services, APIs, and data infrastructure to support complex trading and investment workflows.Data Engineering: Build high-performance data pipelines for real-time financial market data.Infrastructure: Architect and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability.Engineering Excellence: Act as an "AI-native" engineer, leveraging AI coding agents to accelerate development while maintaining rigorous code quality standards.Ideal CandidateProficient in backend and data processing programming languages (Python, TypeScript, C++, or Rust).Strong experience architecting and managing cloud infrastructure and microservices.Deep understanding of distributed systems, database design, and high-concurrency environments.Bias for action, autonomy, and a track record of delivering "zero-to-one" products.Nice to HaveExperience training, evaluating, and deploying AI/ML models.Deep familiarity with trading systems and financial data architecture.Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or modern DevOps stacks.LocationBased in or open to relocating to San Francisco.