Staff/Senior Backend Engineer

Remote

About the role

At Fern , we believe people deserve to own their money and transact with it freely. We’re building a set of first-of-their-kind products, powered by crypto, to enable that future. Our first product, Fern for Business, is an onchain bank account that has seen tens of millions in transaction volume and exponentially growing revenue. We’ve gotten this far with a tiny team! We’re excited to scale our team as we enter the next phases of company growth. We’re looking for an exceptional staff/senior backend engineer to build Fern for Business and our upcoming developer and personal products. You’ll architect, build, and secure complex financial orchestration systems responsible for moving billions in transaction volume, and ship product features that make these workflows accessible to millions of end users. If you’re looking for a high-impact role with significant ownership across backend systems and products, and you’re a tenacious builder who loves working with a team to get shit done, we’d love to meet you. Non-negotiables: Prior experience working as a staff/senior backend engineer at a web3 or web2 fintech startup You lead by example with get-shit-done mentality, and do what it takes to make it happen Great at working with high-powered teams and filling the gaps to get projects across the finish line Highly self-motivated and autonomous Believer in web3 and crypto’s ability to positively revolutionize finance Able to work US time zones Nice-to-haves: Computer science degree(s) Based in NYC What we offer: The chance to change the way the financial world works for everyone Competitive

compensation (salary+significant equity) and top-notch

benefits An amazing team of humble, motivated, thoughtful folks Bangin’ NYC office culture, but we’re also remote-friendly

About Tephra

Tephra Labs is building Fern, a global money movements API that can settle domestic and international payments in stablecoins and 50+ fiat currencies.

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Job details

Location

Remote

Company

NameTephra
IndustryCrypto
Team Size1

Funding

Total raised

$5M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

AArchetype
BlueYard Capital
VVariant

Founders

Pooja Shah

Pooja Shah

Founder & CEO

LinkedIn

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.