AI Engineer

About the Role

You’ll be Engineer #5, a core builder of one of our umbrella companies, the AI-powered CFO designed to solve operational finance for founders. Our platform replaces manual spreadsheets and lagging accounting data with real-time visibility, intelligent bookkeeping, and proactive financial controlling. You will be responsible for moving the product through our 3-phase roadmap: from real-time data aggregation to AI-driven automated collections and payments.

What you'll do

• Core System Flow
• Data Ingestion & Normalization: Plug into bank feeds (Plaid), accounting software (QuickBooks/Xero), and payment processors (Stripe/Shopify).
• AI-Powered Categorization: Deploy agents to analyze, classify, and map transaction data to specific clients, product lines, and regions.
• Conversational Intelligence: Enable founders to query their financial data using natural language (LLM-driven intent detection).
• Real-Time Projections: Calculate cash burn, runway, and margin analysis using live data streams.
• Automated AR/AP Engine: Build proactive monitoring systems that trigger automated reminders, escalating collections, and pre-approved payment workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and Implement Scalable Services: Build robust backend logic for financial data processing using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Integrate 3rd Party APIs: Deeply integrate with Stripe, Shopify, QuickBooks, Xero, and banking APIs to ensure seamless data flow.
• Build AI Workflows: Implement agentic frameworks (Google Agent SDK, Vercel AI SDK) for automated bookkeeping and debt collection.
• Optimize Financial Logic: Develop and refine algorithms for cash flow forecasting, margin analysis, and profitability mapping.
• Full-Stack Ownership: Work across frontend and specialized backend microservices to ship user-facing features quickly.
• Troubleshoot & Refactor: Pick up existing code, identify bottlenecks, and refactor for efficiency and abstraction.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Vue, TypeScript
• Serverless Backend: Convex
• AI/LLMs: Gemini, Claude, OpenAI
• Agent Frameworks: Google Agent SDK, Vercel AI SDK, Maestra, Convex
• Database: Convex
• Integrations: Stripe, Shopify, QuickBooks, Xero, Square, Plaid
• Architecture: Separated concern environments, Microservices

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience as a Full-stack or Backend-heavy Engineer.
• You’ve built and worked on end-to-end saas, AI, fintech platforms convering all areas of the system
• AI-First Mindset: You live the 10/80/10 principle (10% paper/brainstorming, 80% AI generation, 10% human refinement).
• Problem Solver: You don’t just write code; you solve hard problems with creative human input.
• Fast Shipper: You thrive on seeing your code in production quickly and aren’t precious about “perfection” over “progress.”
• Team Player: You understand the impact of others relying on you and value proactive communication/syncing.
• Detail-Oriented: You think ahead about the impact of small mistakes in financial data environments.

Nice to Have

• Finance/Accounting Background: Prior experience with ERPs, bookkeeping systems, or fintech startups.
• Big Data Experience: Experience handling large-scale transaction data and microservices architecture.
• UI/UX Design: An eye for clean, functional design for financial dashboards.