Founding Engineer ($160k-180k + Meaningful Equity) at Kip-ai.com

About this role

Join Kip-ai as the founding engineer to build an AI-powered personal finance platform for younger generations. You'll architect intelligent systems for wealth management, including tax optimization and financial simulation engines, working directly with experienced founders in a recently funded fintech startup.

What you'll do

• Design and implement secure, SOC 2-compliant financial data pipelines with bank-grade encryption
• Build life event simulators and tax optimization engines modeling multiple financial scenarios
• Develop autonomous AI agents that monitor goals and execute proactive wealth-building strategies
• Architect AI-native systems from the ground up as the first engineering hire
• Own technical direction and product strategy alongside the founding team

What they're looking for

• Production-grade systems design and debugging
• AI/LLM integration and AI-first product development
• Financial systems and data pipeline architecture
• Security compliance (SOC 2)
• Full-stack software development
• Systems thinking and startup ownership mentality
• Ability to navigate ambiguity in early-stage environments

Benefits

• Meaningful equity package
• $160k-$180k salary
• Direct influence on technical architecture and product direction
• Work with founders from Stanford, IIT, Snowflake, and Cisco
• VC-backed with recent funding round
• Mission-driven fintech solving generational wealth gap