
Founding Engineer at Afternoon (F24)
Job Description
We are looking for a founding engineer, an extremely leveraged role. You’ll work directly with founders to build a highly integrated back-office product spanning state compliance, sales tax, bookkeeping and corporate income taxes.
What will you need to bring
- 3+ years of professional experience as a full-stack software engineer with a proven track record of execution. You've built outstanding products and collaborated closely within engineering teams.
- High ownership and agency. We’re a lean startup, and you'll be expected to care deeply about the product and fully drive significant parts of the roadmap.
Nice to have:
- Fintech experience
- Practical experience with applied AI (e.g., working with LLMs and agentic workflows)
- Familiarity with our technology stack: TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL
Why you should join
- Ambitious long term vision to bring intelligence into finance and accounting fields, huge market of millions of companies
- Technically challenging, novel AI application to accounting and finance
- If you want to start a startup in the future, this is a great opportunity to see what goes in early stage product and team building
Interview Process
- Initial screening with CEO
- Technical interview over Zoom
- Onsite with the team
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Job Details
- Category
- Aerospace Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- Posted
- Mar 26, 2026, 03:47 AM
- Listed
- Mar 24, 2026, 04:24 PM
- Compensation
- $110,000 - $180,000 per year
About Afternoon.co
Part of the growing frontier tech ecosystem pushing the edges of what's possible.
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