Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Construction, Django, Embedded Systems, Establish Priorities, Go Programming Language (Golang), Laravel, Mentoring, PHP Scripting Language (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), PostgreSQL, Problem Solving Skills, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Ruby, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, eCommerce
What You’ll Do
Platform Ownership
- Own the construction and maintenance of our core platform
- Manage a team of engineers to ensure the delivery of solutions on ambitious timelines
- Ensure platform development avoids dead ends that would hinder our growth
Hands-On Technical Leadership and Team Leadership
- Stay close to the code: design, review, and contribute when needed
- Set a high bar for engineering quality, speed, and pragmatism
- Unblock engineers quickly and effectively
- Lead, mentor, and develop a small, high-performing engineering team
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and builders (not ticket-takers)
Product & Business Alignment
- Partner closely with the CTO to prioritize what matters most
- Think in terms of customer impact, not just technical convenience
How Our Engineering Team Works
We are not a “ticket factory.” We are a small, high-performing team building within:
- A Rails/Postgres codebase
- A TDD-first environment with CI/CD pipelines
- Strong architectural patterns and documentation
- AI-assisted development workflows embedded into daily work
We’re a “move fast because the guardrails are strong” environment. You’ll have real autonomy, clear context, and the ability to ship without waiting.
What We’re Looking For
We care far more about how you think and what you’ve built than titles or years. You’re likely a great fit if you:
Are a Builder-Leader and are Product-Oriented
- You’ve led engineers and stayed close enough to the work to contribute meaningfully
- You’ve built real systems, not just managed them
- You think about customer problems first, not just code
- You naturally connect engineering decisions to business outcomes
Are Framework-Agnostic and Think in Systems
- Experience with Ruby / Rails is ideal, but not required
- Backgrounds in Python/Django, PHP/Laravel, Go/React, or similar are great. We care far more about how you solve problems than what tools you’ve used.
- You choose tools based on the problem and not preference or convenience
- You understand data, workflows, APIs, and architecture
- You improve product outcomes and not just code
Use AI as a Force Multiplier and Have High Ownership
- How AI has meaningfully improved your development speed or approach
- How you build systems around AI (not just prompts)
- How you validate outputs and handle failure modes
- Where AI works and where it breaks
- You take responsibility for outcomes, not just your role
- You don’t wait to be told what to do
Why Join pmtbox
- Early-stage fintech with real momentum and VC-backing by Tandem Ventures (Founders of fintech unicorns Divvy, Finicity, etc.)
- Small team, high ownership
- Work on meaningful ecommerce infrastructure
- Build alongside founders and experienced operators in a five-days-a-week in-office culture
- Competitive compensation and benefits package including enterprise-level medical, dental, vision, 401k, and generous time off