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    Founding Engineer

    Position Closed

    Compensation: $175k - $210k/yr
    Equity: 0.6% - 1.5%
    Location: Berkeley, CA (In-person)
    ⚠️ This position is no longer accepting applications. This page is kept for reference only.

    About Us

    Halfpricesoft is a fintech company that has quietly dominated the small business payroll and tax compliance space for 20 years. With 10,000+ customers and hundreds of millions of dollars procesed annually, we strive to introduce cost effective and reliable solutions to underserved markets.

    We have a massive national customer base and a decades-long track record of stability. Now, we are entering a new era: transitioning our proven solutions into a modern, cloud-native suite of products. While Halfpricesoft is an established company, this role is a founding-level position for our next generation cloud platform. We are looking for a Founding Engineer to serve as our technical partner in this expansion.

    Why This Role Exists

    We have the customers, we have the revenue, and we have the vision. What we need is technical leadership. We aren't looking for a "cog in the machine" to close Jira tickets. We need an architect who wants to step into a leadership role and own the technical future of a multi-million dollar company.

    You are the right fit if you are:

    A Product-First Engineer

    You care about why we are building a feature, not just how. You're excited to speak with customers to understand where the real pain points are.

    Technically Fearless

    You are comfortable touching every part of a system, from legacy C# logic to modern Kubernetes deployments.

    Scrappy & Ingenious

    Our mission is to provide the most effective software at the best price. We value "smart" solutions over "expensive" ones.

    Why Join Us? (The Bootstrapped Advantage)

    Real Equity, No Games

    We use a Phantom Stock Plan with a transparent, revenue-based valuation formula.

    No VC Dilution

    Phantom equity is calculated against a fixed ownership pool with a transparent, revenue-based formula.

    Dividend Equivalents

    As a profitable company, when we distribute profits to owners, you receive a cash bonus equivalent to your stake.

    Proven Stability

    We've been here for 20 years; we'll be here for 20 more. This isn't a lottery ticket—it's a path to real wealth.

    Total Autonomy

    You report directly to the Founder. You will have high-level ownership over our tech stack (Django/React/K8s) and the authority to ask the questions no one else is asking.

    Main Responsibilities

    Required Qualifications

    Bonus Points

    Position Closed

    This position is no longer accepting applications. We appreciate your interest in Halfpricesoft!