Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Full-Time | San Francisco | Full-Stack Systems)At Dynamism, we partner with breakout startups backed by Sequoia, a16z, and Y Combinator to help them hire engineers with founder energy, people who build fast, think like owners, and thrive in zero-to-one environments.We're hiring a Forward Deployed Software Engineer for a Y Combinator-backed fintech company rebuilding the software infrastructure used by financial institutions. Following a $29M Series A, the team is expanding a platform used by leading US banks to replace manual lending operations with AI-native systems.This is a software-engineering role with direct customer exposure. You will write production code, design systems, and own deployments end-to-end. Customer conversations provide the context, but the output is working software that becomes part of the platform.Location: San Francisco, on-site Monday through FridayComp Range: $160K to $265K base plus 75th-percentile equityStage: Series A, $29M roundStack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Python, AI and LLM toolingCustomers: Leading US banks and commercial lendersWhat You'll Own• Full-stack applications for new customer workflows• Technical architecture across front end, back end, databases, and integrations• Reliable software for regulated financial environments• Migration paths from legacy systems to modern infrastructure• Fast prototyping followed by production hardening• Reusable components that improve future deploymentsYou Might Be a Fit If You…• Are a strong full-stack software engineer with product judgment• Have built new systems instead of only maintaining mature products• Understand APIs, data models, systems design, and production trade-offs• Can explain technical decisions to customers and internal teams• Take ownership from vague problem through deployment and iteration• Are comfortable traveling about 3 to 4 days per monthBonus If You've…• Built with TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, or Python• Worked at an early-stage or VC-backed startup• Founded a company or shipped an independent product with users• Designed systems for financial services or another regulated industry• Turned a customer-specific request into a scalable product featureVisa: Candidates must already have unrestricted US work authorization.