TL;DR: We're looking for a Founding Engineer in Zurich to with a bias for action to help us build our product foundations, ship features fast, and shape our team culture.

Read more about Porters, our vision and our team here: Join Porters

Your Responsibilities

As a Founding Engineer, you'll be instrumental in building our product from the ground up:

• Ship features fast by taking full ownership of new features, work across the stack, and prioritize radically
• Build our core platform that enables autonomous banking operations at scale
• Work directly with our clients, leading banks and fintechs, in calls or in one of many slack channels, to understand their most pressing problems and find solutions
• Shape our product direction by directly influencing what we build and how
• Elevate our Engineering culture, defining how we work, hire, and grow

Your Profile

We're looking for a builder who thrives in ambiguity and wants to create something from 0 to 1:

• You’re pragmatic, prioritize ruthlessly, and are organize your own work
• 5+ years experience building reliable, scalable software, ideally with Python exposure
• Hard worker who thrives in a small, accountable team taking ownership
• Experience working with LLMs and pushing their boundaries in banking applications
• CS or quantitative degree preferred

Bonus points:

• Former founder or CTO
• ML/AI background
• Experience in fintech, banking, or regulated industries