USD per year
About the role
About Thera Thera is building the financial OS for modern SMBs — payroll, payments, treasury, spend, accounting, docs, all in one ecosystem. We're backed by the worlds leading investors including Y Combinator, 10X Founders, Zillionize, Amino Capital, etc. As a Founding Engineer, you’ll help architect, build, and scale the core systems that power global payroll and money movement. You’ll work directly with the CEO, ship fast, own large pieces of the product, and shape the engineering culture from day one. What You’ll Build
- New products across our broader ecosystem (Spend, Docs, Cash, Accounting)
About You
- 3–7+ years building and shipping production systems
- You thrive in ambiguity, move extremely fast, and care deeply about craft
- Comfortable owning 0→1 features end-to-end
- Bias toward action, simple solutions, and high standards
- Preferred experience with Typescript + Java/Kotlin
Why Thera This is a true founding role: huge ownership, meaningful equity, direct impact on product and culture, and a chance to build one of the most important fintech platforms of the next decade. You can read more about our cultural principles here: https://www.getthera.com/principles
Thera is a payroll and payments platform for startups, small businesses, and global teams. It offers US payroll, contractor payments worldwide, and international employee hiring all in one place. Features include automated payroll, tax filings, benefits administration, contractor management, employer of record services in 150+ countries, compliance handling, and multiple payout methods. Thera handles federal, state, and local tax filings for US payroll and local labor laws and regulatory updates for every country where you hire. Provides dedicated support with a Slack channel available 24/7.
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