Cardless

Forward Deployed Engineer

Cardless
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Base Salary

$190k - $295k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own the technical relationship for new partner launches from initial scoping through the first approved production application.
  • Design partner integrations and determine where Cardless application, offer, and card-management surfaces fit within partner products.
  • Write integration guides and API specifications and build sandbox tooling for partner self-service.
  • Evaluate bespoke partner requests and turn appropriate solutions into reusable platform features.
  • Invest in the integration platform so subsequent launches become faster and more repeatable.
  • Travel to partners, run onsite workshops, and coordinate risk, compliance, processor, and bank stakeholders to remove launch blockers.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience building production backend systems, including work shipped with a partner or customer involved.
  • Ability to understand end-to-end systems and debug partner integrations.
  • Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs effectively with engineering and business stakeholders.
  • Strong product judgment regarding application, offer, and servicing placement in a partner journey.
  • Sound judgment in deciding between bespoke implementations and supported platform features.
  • Willingness to travel and work directly with partners in an in-office role.

Benefits

  • Meaningful startup equity.
  • 100% primary health, vision, and dental coverage.
  • 75% dependent health, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Catered lunches.
  • $250 per month commuter benefit.
  • Parental leave.
  • Team-building events and happy hours.
  • Flexible PTO with a minimum of 15 days off per year.
  • Apple equipment.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Headquartered in San Francisco, California; this role is in-office five days per week and is not remote.

Categories

Forward Deployed
Cardless

About Cardless

51-200 employees

Cardless builds a credit card platform that lets consumer brands design, launch, and operate their own co-branded credit products. Its APIs and components cover applications, rewards, servicing, and risk, while Cardless manages lending, compliance, and operations behind the scenes; customers include Coinbase and Bilt. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company supports programs across sports, travel, and retail.

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