Recruiting from Scratch
Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.
About the client:
Founding Full-Stack Engineer
Location:
New York City, NY Company Stage:
Seed (raised $15.5M from top-tier VCs) Office Type:
Onsite, 5 Days a Week Salary:
$180,000 $250,000 + Equity Company Description
Our client is a fast-growing, well-funded AI-native startup backed by top venture firms including General Catalyst and Venrock, along with notable financial executives (e.g., former CEO of Vanguard, former CFO of Schwab). They are building the future of intelligent wealth infrastructureunifying fragmented tools into a powerful end-to-end platform for financial advisors. Youll be joining as employee #3, shaping the product, technical foundation, and culture from the ground up. This is an incredibly high-impact role for an engineer who wants to be fully immersed in AI and thrive in a fast-paced, high-caliber environment. What You Will Do
Build core platform features and multi-agent AI workflows that automate complex financial advisor processes.
Architect, develop, and scale end-to-end systems across the backend and frontend.
Collaborate directly with the founding team to drive product decisions, define engineering practices, and build the technical foundation.
Solve high-impact problems in applied AI, data orchestration, and automation.
Own your domaintake responsibility from inception to deployment across the full stack.
Ideal Candidate Background
38 years of full-stack experience at top-tier, venture-backed startups (preferably Series B or earlier).
Significant ownership of features/products from 0 to 1.
Experience or strong exposure to
Applied AI : comfortable using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, etc.
Prior experience in founding teams or long tenures at early-stage companies is a major plus.
Strong backend and infrastructure focus with product-thinking instincts.
Preferred
CS or equivalent STEM degree from a top-tier university.
Proficiency in: Backend:
Python, Django
Frontend:
TypeScript, Vercel
Infra:
AWS ECS, RDS/Postgres, Redis, Terraform
AI/ML Tools:
OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude, Cursor
Traits: hungry, curious, fast-moving, and high ownership mindset.
Founder-type ambition: Youre not just here to codeyou want to build something enduring.
Compensation, Benefits, and More
Base Salary:
$180,000 $250,000 (flexible for the right candidate)
Equity:
Exceptionally competitivetrue founding-level ownership
Visa Sponsorship:
Available
Process:
Fast-moving 2-stage interview process, can close in under 7 days
Hiring Urgency:
Immediate need; youll be critical to unlocking scale
If youre excited to be on the ground floor of something transformative and build alongside an elite team solving real-world problems with AI, this is the opportunity for you. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire.
About the client:
Founding Full-Stack Engineer
Location:
New York City, NY Company Stage:
Seed (raised $15.5M from top-tier VCs) Office Type:
Onsite, 5 Days a Week Salary:
$180,000 $250,000 + Equity Company Description
Our client is a fast-growing, well-funded AI-native startup backed by top venture firms including General Catalyst and Venrock, along with notable financial executives (e.g., former CEO of Vanguard, former CFO of Schwab). They are building the future of intelligent wealth infrastructureunifying fragmented tools into a powerful end-to-end platform for financial advisors. Youll be joining as employee #3, shaping the product, technical foundation, and culture from the ground up. This is an incredibly high-impact role for an engineer who wants to be fully immersed in AI and thrive in a fast-paced, high-caliber environment. What You Will Do
Build core platform features and multi-agent AI workflows that automate complex financial advisor processes.
Architect, develop, and scale end-to-end systems across the backend and frontend.
Collaborate directly with the founding team to drive product decisions, define engineering practices, and build the technical foundation.
Solve high-impact problems in applied AI, data orchestration, and automation.
Own your domaintake responsibility from inception to deployment across the full stack.
Ideal Candidate Background
38 years of full-stack experience at top-tier, venture-backed startups (preferably Series B or earlier).
Significant ownership of features/products from 0 to 1.
Experience or strong exposure to
Applied AI : comfortable using tools like Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, etc.
Prior experience in founding teams or long tenures at early-stage companies is a major plus.
Strong backend and infrastructure focus with product-thinking instincts.
Preferred
CS or equivalent STEM degree from a top-tier university.
Proficiency in: Backend:
Python, Django
Frontend:
TypeScript, Vercel
Infra:
AWS ECS, RDS/Postgres, Redis, Terraform
AI/ML Tools:
OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude, Cursor
Traits: hungry, curious, fast-moving, and high ownership mindset.
Founder-type ambition: Youre not just here to codeyou want to build something enduring.
Compensation, Benefits, and More
Base Salary:
$180,000 $250,000 (flexible for the right candidate)
Equity:
Exceptionally competitivetrue founding-level ownership
Visa Sponsorship:
Available
Process:
Fast-moving 2-stage interview process, can close in under 7 days
Hiring Urgency:
Immediate need; youll be critical to unlocking scale
If youre excited to be on the ground floor of something transformative and build alongside an elite team solving real-world problems with AI, this is the opportunity for you. #J-18808-Ljbffr