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The site looks stuck in 2000, it is confusing and slow. That is how most accounting and tax software still feels. The space is crowded with sales teams who rely on fear to close deals, and the result is bad experiences justified by “compliance.”\nFinta is changing that. We automate bookkeeping, file taxes quickly and compliantly, and give companies real-time financial metrics. Our goal is simple: to remove the manual, tedious parts of finance so that smart people can focus on hard problems.\nWe raised $2M from Y Combinator, Mercury’s CEO, leaders at Mercury, Brex, and Ramp. Since launching in 2023, we have grown organically through word of mouth and now serve hundreds of paying customers. See what they say at www.finta.com.\nWhat you'll do\nShip secure, fast, and scalable production code across the stack.\nCollaborate directly with the CEO and designer to deliver complete product features - backend to frontend.\nWork with our modern, opinionated stack: Ruby on Rails, React, Stimulus, Tailwind, Redis, and more.\nBuild and maintain banking and accounting integrations with rigorous data-quality and reliability standards.\nContinuously improve testing, observability, security, and deployments on Render.\nWork asynchronously with minimal meetings - we trust you to manage your time and ship great work.\nYou'll be a good fit if you\nHave 4+ years working with server-side rendered Rails apps in production\nYou regularly use AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) to ship production code and can show real examples of leveraging them effectively.\nThrive in async, ownership-driven environments.\nPrefer simple, pragmatic solutions over clever abstractions.\nTake pride in solving hard problems, writing efficient code, and shipping polished, end-to-end features.\nWhy join\nThis is a unique opportunity:\nShip consequential work used by hundreds of startups\nJoin a small, mission driven team that values craft and user experience\n10+ years of runway backed by top investors\nReal ownership of architecture, quality bar, and early hiring\nModern stack: Ruby, Postgres, Rails, Render, Tailwind\nWhy you should not join Finta\nYou're tired of in-person work and just want a remote job to take it easy\nYou don't believe in automation and the potential of AI\nYou prefer heavy structure and narrow scope\nYou need step by step direction\nYou avoid hands on building or ambiguity\nTech stack\nRuby on Rails monolith\nTurbo, Stimulus, ViewComponents, React on the frontend, rendered server-side\nRails, Postgres, Redis on the backend\nSidekiq for async jobs\nRender for deployments\nGitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear\nOur values\nSimplicity: Be concise, clear, and efficient\nEndurance: Act with integrity and think long term\nDecisive: Bias for action and learn quickly\nPassion: Bring dedication and energy to the work\nOpen minded: Hold strong opinions and question them rigorously\nSelfless: Set egos aside and win as a team\nCompensation\n$150k-250k base plus 5% equity\nVisa sponsorship and relocation support available\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance\nMeals, gym membership, professional education benefits\nIn-person company offsite every year\n40 mins: Intro interview\n3 hrs: take-home exercise (unpaid)\n1 hr: reverse interview (where we show you the product and company metrics)\n3-5 days: paid work-trial\nOffer!","description_format":"text","description_chars":3362,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Gym membership","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Accounting & Bookkeeping Services","Tax Advisory & Preparation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T18:08:42Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-27T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":250000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/finta-founding-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/finta-founding-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-28T02:25:48Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1159,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3841,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}}