Founding Software Engineer

Why Join Us

• Opportunity: Be a founding member of a fast-growing YC startup that's modernizing payments in one of the largest industries in the US. You’ll have a crucial role in scaling the business while accelerating your career.
• Timing: Tank Payments has hit a key inflection point with 5x revenue growth YoY, but we’re still early enough to offer significant upside with reduced risk.
• Team: Join a world-class founding team that is ambitious, experienced, and tight-knit. We maintain a high bar for talent, ensuring a supportive, high-performance culture as we grow.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in software development (internships or personal projects welcome)
• Basic understanding of cloud infrastructure, web technologies, and modern frameworks
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in an early-stage startup environment
• Comfortable with learning new technologies and adapting quickly to changing requirements.
• Collaborative, curious, and eager to work closely with other teams like product and design.
• Not required: Previous experience with our tech stack or in the logistics/trucking industry

Technical Challenges You’ll be Working On

• Money Movement, at Scale: You'll build systems to securely and reliably move millions of dollars in payments, managing the complexity of financial transactions across multiple stakeholders.
• Operational Excellence: Optimize our systems to ensure high availability and fault tolerance, enabling 24/7 payments and avoiding downtime in mission-critical operations.
• Advanced AI Models: Implement AI pipelines for intelligent document processing, payment optimization, and risk assessment.
• Fraud Mitigation: Build real-time fraud detection and prevention mechanisms to safeguard our payment infrastructure and mitigate financial risk.
• Front-end and Back-end: Develop a seamless and intuitive user experience on both the client side and behind-the-scenes architecture, ensuring a responsive, scalable platform.
• Variety: Work across a broad spectrum of technologies and challenges, from backend APIs to user-facing dashboards, providing variety and constant learning opportunities.

Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive salary with flexible equity packages, allowing you to benefit directly from the company’s growth.
• Learning & Development: A collaborative environment focused on mentorship, with opportunities to grow and build world-class software.
• Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage—100% covered by us with multiple plan options to suit your needs.
• Time-off: Enjoy a self-managed, uncapped PTO policy for a healthy work-life harmony.
• Visa Sponsorship: We offer full visa support (H1B, TN, etc.) if needed.

In Person

We are building in-person in our HQ in downtown Austin! We believe that working together in the same space gives us a competitive edge—it fosters deeper collaboration, faster problem-solving, and stronger team bonds. We love the energy of our office and believe it’s key to building a world-class company.