Founding Full Stack Engineer (FinTech & EdTech)

EQL Tech • San Francisco, CA

26d • Onsite

About The Position

EQL Tech is recruiting for a founding role within a venture-backed startup building the financial infrastructure for the future of education. Our client is developing the rails that allow families to access State education funds (ESAs), unlocking a $900B US Public Education budget. With $16M raised from top-tier VCs, the team is composed of elite engineers and specialists from Stripe, SpaceX, and Goldman Sachs.
The Role
As the Full Stack Lead, you will own the parent-facing mobile and web experiences from inception to launch.
End-to-End Ownership: Lead the reimbursements product across mobile (receipt capture, claims) and web (statementing).
System Design: Build for clarity and trust, ensuring families are never confused about eligibility or fund status.
Operational Integration: Tightly link the UI with backend and ops workflows to create a reliable payments machine with clean audit trails.
Data-Driven Growth: Instrument funnels and "confusion hotspots" to turn user behavior data into product improvements.
Setting Standards: Establish the architecture, code quality, and release processes for the app layer.

Requirements

• Relocation/Presence: You are willing to relocate to San Francisco, CA or Phoenix, AZ and work in-person with the team.
• Proven Shipping Velocity: you have a history of shipping apps constantly to production, including personal side projects.
• Technical Detail: You take pride in refining design and architecture to improve the user experience.
• Product Intuition: You have a strong "taste" for intuitive AI and pay close attention to the psychology of features.
• Collaborative Nature: You are willing to get "out of localhost" to engage in family visits and collaborate with government agencies.
• High Standards: You have high expectations for yourself and a deep commitment to the quality of your work.
• Significant Equity: This is a high-commitment founding role with significant equity compensation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the reimbursements product across mobile (receipt capture, claims) and web (statementing).
• Build for clarity and trust, ensuring families are never confused about eligibility or fund status.
• Tightly link the UI with backend and ops workflows to create a reliable payments machine with clean audit trails.
• Instrument funnels and "confusion hotspots" to turn user behavior data into product improvements.
• Establish the architecture, code quality, and release processes for the app layer.

Benefits

• Visa Support: The company can provide support for those who do not currently have a visa.
• High Autonomy: You will be given the autonomy to find the best path forward and solve customer problems.
• Travel: Opportunities to travel to visit customers and stakeholders.
• Elite Peer Group: Work directly with a team of high-achievers, including former heads of risk at Stripe and Mercury.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed