Senior Software Engineer

[Orthogonal](https://www.orthogonal.com/)is the discovery, orchestration, and payment layer for the internet. Through a single integration, agents can discover new capabilities, access services instantly, and pay for them seamlessly.

Founded by a team that built at the intersection of payments, APIs, infrastructure, and AI at Coinbase, Vercel, Google, and Amazon Robotics. We've raised a [$4.3 million seed round](https://www.orthogonal.com/blog/orthogonal-raises-4-3-million-seed-round), led by Pantera Capital and backed by Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Decasonic, Blast, Outbound, Surreal by Premise, and other strategic investors.

What you'll do

You would be one of the first engineering hires, working directly with the founders—Full-stack IC work: We work in Vercel with a TypeScript backend and a Next.js frontend. We use Postgres as our database.

- Collaborate across research, product, and design to ship features quickly

- Write clean, maintainable code and contribute to documentation

- Participate in code reviews and design discussions

- Solve real-world scalability and reliability challenges

- Own features end to end, including deployment, monitoring, and production support

- Mentor teammates and contribute to engineering best practices

What we're looking for

- 5+ years of full-stack experience with a high-growth company

- Background in startups or a fast-paced product environment

- Solid grasp of data structures, system design, and API design

- Experience leading projects or mentoring engineers

- Bias toward ownership, curiosity, and delivering simple solutions to complex problems

- Based in SF or willing to relocate

- Value autonomy over process

- Bonus: Experience in payments/crypto

Benefits

- Generous equity grant vested over 4 years

- Flexible work schedule and open vacation policy

- Access to medical, dental, and vision plans

- Wellness and commute stipends

- All the tools you need (laptop, monitor, etc.)

Interview Process:

1. Intro conversation with our recruiting team

2. Conversation with a Co-Founder

3. Technical interview

4. Work trial / Onsite

5. Offer