# Founding Full Stack Engineer (FinTech & EdTech)

> EQL Tech · San Francisco, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-03-09

**Salary:** USD 125,000–175,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Engineering, Product & Tech

## Description

### **The Opportunity**

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

To be successful in this founding role, you must meet the following criteria:

-   **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.

## Benefits

### **Commitment, Compensation & Benefits**

This will be a big commitment, and we're aiming high. It needs to be something you are energised about taking on, or this isn't the team for you.

-   **Competitive Salary:** $125,000 – $175,000 per year, commensurate with experience.
-   **Generous Founding Equity:** We compensate you well with equity.
-   **Top-Tier Backing:** We've raised $16M from top-tier VCs and angels.
-   **Relocation Support:** You are willing to relocate to San Francisco, CA, or Phoenix, AZ, and travel to visit customers. We're an in-person company and are in the office together.
-   **Comprehensive Visa Sponsorship:** If you do not have a visa, we can support you.
-   **Unmatched Impact:** The rare opportunity to directly shape how the $900B US Public Education budget is being opened up for parents to take control of their portion (avg. $7.5k/kid/year).

## Apply

[Apply at EQL Tech](https://apply.workable.com/eqltech/j/E001CE3E7F/apply)

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