Senior Software Engineer

Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA

[**Orthogonal**]( 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]( 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

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