zaimler
Founding Engineer - Backend & Data Platform ($175,000 - $225,000 + Equity) at Greenline
San Francisco, CA
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$18,149 more — $193,149 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $193,149 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- As a Founding Engineer, you will architect the foundational data platform that unlocks mortgage lending for 16.5 million self-employed Americans.
- San Francisco, Austin, NYC, or Remote, USA
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust data ingestion and normalization pipelines for third-party financial sources like Plaid, the IRS, and accounting platforms.
- Proven experience building and operating event-driven data systems and complex APIs at early-stage startups where they wore many hats.
- Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
Requirements
- Expert-level proficiency in relational database design and a deep understanding of data correctness, auditability, and long-lived data contracts.
- The ideal candidate:
Compensation
- $175,000 - $225,000 + Equity
Benefits
- $175,000 - $225,000 + Equity
- Receive a founding team title with an aggressive equity package and high architectural influence over the entire product lifecycle and technical roadmap.
- I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career.
Company info
- Greenline - Fast-growing fintech startup
- This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers.
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