Small business owners are the backbone of the American economy. But running a small business comes with a challenges: taxes, accounting, bookkeeping, and banking are just a few. That's where we come in.
Found is building tools that give small business owners the security and peace of mind that has historically only been available at large corporations. We automate taxes and expense tracking because small business owners should spend more time doing what they love, and less time buried in their finances.
We're looking for kind, resourceful, and passionate people to join us in building the financial foundation small businesses deserve.
About This RoleWe're hiring a Staff or Principal Software Engineer at Found. This is a high-impact, full-stack role where you’ll drive technical decisions across the company, raise the bar for how we build, and help senior engineers grow.
You'll work across product teams, partner closely with engineering managers and their tech leads, influence how we build across the organization and have ownership over outcomes. You’ll be technically hands-on, and your biggest impact will come from technical judgement and the leadership you bring to decisions that impact the engineering team
What You'll DoSet technical direction for the companyDrive key technical decisions that shape how multiple teams build
Identify and address reliability, performance, or scalability issues before they become incidents, at a systems level rather than just within a single team
Build and iterate on customer-facing features in our core product using Ruby on Rails, React, and TypeScript, staying close enough to the code to make well-grounded calls
Work across the stack: backend APIs, data modeling in MySQL and Spanner, and polished frontend experiences
Partner with engineering leads to align technical direction across the company, not just within a single team
Establish patterns, conventions, and standards that make the codebase easier to work in over time, and drive adoption of them across teams
Contribute to reducing technical debt in a way that's practical and unblocks business goals
Bring clarity to ambiguous, cross-team technical problems and help teams move forward with confidence
Act as a technical mentor and thought partner for senior engineers across teams
Collaborate closely with engineering managers on technical planning, scoping, and team health
Help engineers grow through pairing, code review, and design conversations
12+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with strong backend fundamentals and deep technical range
Prior experience operating at a staff, principal, or architect level
Production experience with Ruby on Rails or a comparable framework, and comfort in React/TypeScript on the frontend
Experience working with relational databases at scale (MySQL, Spanner, or similar)
A track record of leading technical decisions across multiple teams by building relationships, gaining alignment, and influencing without direct authority
Strong communication skills: you can explain technical decisions clearly to engineers and non-engineers alike
High standards for code quality and a habit of leaving things better than you found them
Experience in FinTech, financial services, or products with complex compliance requirements
The anticipated salary range for this role is $246,000 - $284,000 (USD or CAD). The salary range listed represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position across all locations in the corresponding country. Within the range, individual pay is determined by several factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Our competitive base salary is just a piece of Found’s total compensation package. Found offers a generous benefits package to all employees see our list below or check out found.com/careers to learn more!
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About YouFound is built by a team that comes from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, and we firmly believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial to our success. As we grow, we’re searching for passionate and motivated team members who are excited to bring their skill set to the team and are ready to learn from others.
If you are looking for a role where you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution and great impact, we would love to hear from you!
Perks & Benefits of Found (USA)401K, FSA, and Commuter Benefits: We offer all employees access to tax-efficient benefit options alongside competitive base compensation.
Paid parental leave: Found supports employees through all stages of life, which is why new parents employed by Found qualify for 16 weeks of flexible parental leave.
Health benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits and are always 100% covered for employees, 90% covered for dependents.
Work anywhere: We have Found offices in SF and NYC. For team members who work outside those cities, Found also supports fully remote working.
Meaningful equity: Everyone on our team should feel and act like an owner, which is why Found offers industry-competitive equity to all of our employees.
Generous vacation policy: Vacations, appointments, mental health days- take the time you need.
To learn more about our benefits or the team please go to found.com/careers.
Skills Required
- 12+ years of full-stack engineering experience
- Production experience with Ruby on Rails or comparable framework
- Experience with React, Redux, and TypeScript on the frontend
- Experience working with relational databases at scale (MySQL, Spanner, or similar)
- Track record of working across multiple teams or functions and building alignment
- Strong communication skills to explain technical decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- High standards for code quality and habit of improving codebase
- Experience in FinTech or products with complex compliance requirements
- Background as a tech lead, architect, or informal team leader
- Experience driving engineering-wide initiatives such as standards, migrations, or platform improvements
What We Do
Found is on a mission to make self-employment easier. With business banking and smart, simple financial tools, we help people seamlessly run their own businesses. With over half the U.S. workforce predicted to be self-employed by 2027, we’re proud to be meeting a real and growing need. Self-employment can be infinitely rewarding, but it comes with a host of challenges. When you are your business, even when the job is done, there’s still a ton of work to do—from bookkeeping to invoicing to taxes. The independence of entrepreneurship can instead feel like a maze of paperwork. That’s where we can help. Found automatically tracks expenses, estimates taxes, and keeps the books organized, all from one easy app. With a Found account, everything from business banking to invoicing to reporting is at your fingertips. In the words of one of our members, “it has given me so much financial freedom and free time.” We’re driven by our mission and we work in support of entrepreneurship, independence, and the sheer joy of loving what you do. Come love what you do at Found. Found is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by Piermont Bank, Member FDIC. The Found Mastercard Business debit card is issued by Piermont Bank pursuant to a license from Mastercard Inc.
