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Thera · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Payroll Services · Kotlin · 17 days ago

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$120k – $270k per year

Location

In office (New York)

Seniority

Architect · 6+ years exp

Employment

Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 27, 2026.

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Thera

Thera is a Y Combinator-backed financial technology and human resource operations platform built for global teams and distributed enterprises. The platform unifies global payroll, accounts payable/receivable (AP/AR), international contractor management, and Employer of Record (EOR) services into a single unified workspace. Through its infrastructure, Thera enables companies to run US 50-state W-2 payroll, onboard full-time employees and international contractors in 135+ countries with locally compliant contracts, manage spend, and administer health benefits.

getthera.com · HQ: New York, United States · Financial Software & Embedded Finance · Payroll Services · 51-200 employees · Est. 2021

Tech stack of Thera

Backed by Y Combinator

Thera is building a financial OS for global teams.

We're looking for a CTO to join our growing team.

We're fresh off a seed round and backed by some of the world's leading investors: Y Combinator, Oliver Jung, Bayhouse Capital, 10x Founders, Amino Capital, Zillionize, House Capital, and many notable angels.

What You'll Achieve

Lead the Engineering Team
Lead full-stack development
Combine in house and 3rd party APls functionality to build holistic platform
Define our engineering culture and best practices from the ground up
Collaborate closely with our CEO and directly impact product roadmap

About You

You Are a Strong Engineer Who Moves Fast While Keeping Scalability In Mind. You Will Thrive In Our Culture If You

Have a strong bias towards action and prioritize execution above else
Easily handle the unstructured environment of fast-moving startups
Have the hunger to grow together with Thera as we scale up

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering experience with a good track record
You have experience working with Kotlin, React.js, NextS, Spring Boot, or similar frameworks
You are a product minded, you genuinely want to build something people want, you enjoy talking to users and learning their needs
Previous experience at high-growth, fast-paced startups

Bonus Points

You have SaaS experience
Understand FinTech

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