Founding Engineer
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Before you apply
SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationNew York
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
DepartmentPayMe
Company size1–10 people
PostedApr 7, 2026 · 7mo ago
Verified live1d ago
May no longer be actively hiring
Posted by the company on Apr 7, 2026No pay range listed, though New York requires one
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Agentic engineer (AI writes most code, you are more powerful because of it)
Fast-paced, high-agency experience, often in seed or series A environments
Comfortable shipping without a fully written PRD
Clear product taste and evidence of shipped work
Strong individual contributor, not an engineering manager profile
Consumer product or fintech instincts are a plus
What is PayMe
PayMe helps everyday people find and claim money they are already owed, from class action settlements, mass arbitrations, unclaimed funds, and more.
It is a fast-growing consumer fintech product where product quality, speed, trust, and execution all matter at once.
What we need
PayMe needs a founding engineer who can take vague goals, figure out what matters, and implement basically anything needed to move the business forward.
This is a true full-stack builder role. We want someone with strong product judgment who can turn ambiguity into shipped product.
Who you are
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Agentic engineer, meaning AI writes most code and you are genuinely more powerful because of it
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Consumer product or fintech instincts are a plus
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Fast-paced, high-agency experience, often in seed or series A environments
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Comfortable shipping without a fully written PRD
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Clear product taste and evidence of shipped work
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Strong individual contributor, not an engineering manager profile
Why it’s exciting
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You will join a very small engineering team and help shape its next chapter
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You will own meaningful product and engineering decisions early
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You will work on a real consumer product with real scale and real urgency
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You will work on a small team where good ideas ship fast
What you own
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The highest-leverage product and engineering work across PayMe
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Turning fuzzy problems into concrete plans, technical choices, and shipped product
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Working shoulder-to-shoulder with product, growth, and design
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Using AI heavily, because almost all code here is expected to be written with AI assistance
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Helping set the engineering tone as one of the earliest dedicated engineers on PayMe
What success looks like
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Important product work ships fast and actually changes outcomes
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Engineering is no longer a bottleneck on PayMe’s highest-leverage work
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The team can hand you vague goals and trust you to make strong product and technical decisions
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You raise the bar on speed, ownership, and leverage
What you’re not here to do
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Be a narrow specialist who avoids product work
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Wait for a perfect PRD before moving
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Optimize for process over output
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Act like a manager before proving you can build
Our process
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15 min screen with Kinetic’s Lead Engineer
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Half-day async paid project
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Deep dive with PayMe’s General Manager
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Team conversations
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Final in-office day
Target turnaround ~2 weeks from start to finish.
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