Full Stack Engineer

FULL STACK ENGINEER – AI-POWERED COMPLIANCE PLATFORM – NEW YORK (ON-SITE) KEY POINTS Full-time, on-site role in Manhattan, New York Base salary circa $150,000 – $220,000 plus competitive equity Modern JavaScript stack: React, Node.js, TypeScript, Tailwind Build AI-powered workflows replacing multiple legacy compliance tools ABOUT THE CLIENT I'm partnered with a high-growth, VC-backed fintech building an all-in-one operating system for financial compliance. Instead of firms buying and stitching together four or five separate legacy tools, this platform brings everything into a single, modern product that uses AI to detect risk and automate manual work. Due to rapid customer growth and an upcoming move further up-market, they're expanding their applications engineering team and hiring experienced Full Stack Engineers. THE BENEFITS Salary in the region of $150,000 – $220,000 plus meaningful equity 5 days per week in a central New York office with a strong in-person engineering culture Direct access to the founding team and a genuinely collaborative, product-led environment Opportunity to shape new AI-powered features and agentic workflows from the ground up Exposure to modern front-end frameworks, AI tooling and large-scale data problems THE FULL STACK ENGINEER ROLE: As a Full Stack Engineer on the applications team, you'll work across the product to design and ship features that compliance teams use every day. You'll focus heavily on the front end, building polished, responsive interfaces in React and Tailwind, while contributing to Node.js / TypeScript services where needed. You'll help reimagine their AI-driven marketing material review product – allowing users to upload decks, documents, social content or media and have AI flag risks, suggest edits, and streamline approvals. You'll also play a key role in building agentic workflows that feel like a "junior compliance analyst" sitting alongside the user, able to answer questions and execute tasks that you help design and deliver. It's a hands-on role with real ownership: working closely with design, back-end and AI specialists to take ideas from whiteboard to production and continuously improve the UX based on customer feedback. FULL STACK ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS 2+ years of commercial software engineering experience, ideally in a startup or high-growth environment Strong front-end experience with React and Tailwind CSS Comfortable working across the stack with modern JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js Experience building and shipping end-to-end product features in a collaborative team Previously used AI developer tools (e.g. Claude, Copilot, Codex or similar) as part of your workflow Solid understanding of web application fundamentals, performance and responsive UI design Strong communication skills and a preference for collaborating in-person with engineers, product and design Ability to work in the US without the need for sponsorship (no visa sponsorship or transfers available) NICE TO HAVE Experience with AWS and building secure, scalable cloud architectures Exposure to Python and data-heavy systems Background in fintech, financial services, or regulated environments Prior experience at VC-backed, growth-stage product companies TO BE CONSIDERED: Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via Daniel.Jones@searchability.com. For further information please call me on +13322870602 By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. KEY SKILLS Full Stack Development, React, Tailwind, TypeScript, Node.js, JavaScript, AWS, Cloud, AI, Agentic Workflows, LLMs, Fintech, Compliance, Startups, Software Engineering