Founding Engineering Leader - AI fintech startup

** Founding Engineering Leader - AI fintech startup**

About us

We are a newly funded stealth company focused on revolutionizing the B2B payments industry. While consumer online payments appear seamless, the B2B landscape involves a complex network of manual processes for invoicing and transactions totaling trillions of dollars annually. Our AI-driven accounts receivable assistant aims to streamline and expedite the payment process for businesses.

Founded by a former Chief Product Officer from a fintech unicorn, we are assembling a tight-knit team of 5-6 professionals to discover product-market fit collaboratively.

Your role

As the founding engineering leader, you will spearhead the development of the initial product iteration and expand your team in a well-financed startup poised for growth.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technically to define the technology vision, stack, and architecture
• Recruit the initial product engineering team in collaboration with the founder-CEO
• Collaborate closely with the founder and team during initial product development
• Cultivate high-performance engineering practices and culture 
• Work alongside the founder-CEO for company management and strategic initiatives

Requirements

• Proficient technical leader willing to code and lead concurrently 
• Background in startup/scaleup settings
• Experience in new product development from inception
• Emphasis on pragmatic product engineering with a customer-focused approach

Bonus points for:

• Expertise in developing ML-powered or data engineering products
• Proficiency in creating products/features using LLMs
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-performance engineering teams successfully 
• Experience in a founder's role
• Leadership in company-wide engineering operations

Benefits

• Competitive salary complemented by significant equity
• Early involvement in an ambitious startup endeavor
• Opportunity for continuous learning through designing and developing innovative AI/ML products
• Unique chance to participate in shaping a well-funded early-stage company
• Flexible work arrangements catering to both East Coast US and UK/Europe time zones

Join us, and together, let's build something exceptional! 🚀

Note: We are unable to sponsor visas for this position. Applicants must be UK/US/EU citizens or residents.

We are an equal opportunity employer at Cherry Ventures, promote diversity, and do not discriminate based on race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.