Founding Backend Engineer

CitlaliBridge – Governance Infrastructure for Employment-Based ImmigrationAustin, TX (or remote US) | Pre-Seed | Equity-FirstAbout CitlaliBridgeWe’re building a new layer of infrastructure for employment-based immigration.Today, compliance is evaluated per filing.We’re building systems that continuously detect risk across employer sponsorship programs.We’ve already built a working prototype and are now generating real risk signals on employer data.The Problem You’ll Work OnMassive fragmented federal datasets (USCIS, DOL, WHD)No unified view of employer riskNo continuous compliance visibilityWe’re turning this into a structured, explainable system of trust signals.What You’ll OwnBuild scalable data ingestion pipelines from federal datasetsDesign and evolve the core risk scoring engineDevelop APIs, audit trails, and provenance systemsHelp shape system architecture from day oneWork directly with the founder on pilot deliveryWhat We’re Looking ForStrong backend experience (Python preferred)Experience with data pipelines, ETL, or large datasetsAbility to design systems, not just write codeComfort working in ambiguity with high ownershipNice to HaveFastAPI, PostgreSQL, event-driven systemsExperience in regulated domains or compliance systemsCompensationMeaningful founding equitySalary begins post-fundingWhy This RoleYou’ll be one of the first engineers building a governance system for a highly regulated domain.This is not a typical SaaS backend role — it’s a data + systems + compliance problem.ApplySend a note + resume to vdevakumar@citlalibridge.com Subject: Founding Backend Engineer – CitlaliBridge