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Promise

Government10 open
Oakland, CA, USA80+ employeesSeries B+ raised
Better payment systems for governments and the communities they serve.

Better payment systems for governments and the communities they serve.

YC W18

About the Company

Promise modernizes and humanizes government payments. We are a comprehensive payments platform that increases revenue and efficiency for government agencies by making it easier to pay. We help residents navigate payments with dignity and ease and help them avoid the negative consequences of non-payment. Promise’s win-win services strengthen the bond between government agencies and the communities which they serve.

We need a technically-strong and values-oriented product development team to make this possible. We want people who are passionate about building technical solutions that are rooted in empathy, simplicity, and accessibility while being performant, scalable, and secure. You would be a foundational member of our small mission driven team, helping to build amazing customer-focused software from concept through implementation.

Tech Stack

Promise is building a fully-featured payments platform with a modern Web stack: Python + NodeJS + TypeScript backend React + TypeScript frontend Serverless functions infrastructure SQL database storage

Founders

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
Diana Frappier
Diana Frappier

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