Join an early-stage startup.
Unlock access to credit.
Accelerate economic mobility.
Join us as a senior backend engineering hire! If you have experience building stable and performant systems at scale, we'd love to chat. We're looking for someone who can continue meaningfully contributing to our codebase as our business scales. Our backend stack is Node (Typescript) on AWS.
About us
Kovo is transforming financial access for underserved Americans. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity for economic independence. Our innovative financial empowerment platform creates pathways to credit and financial inclusion, empowering individuals traditionally excluded from financial opportunities.
We've scaled revenue 10x and improved efficiency 5x over the past two years. Our revenue per employee now exceeds 2x the 90th percentile benchmark among startups. This is a venture-scale company that has started generating positive free cash flow early in its lifecycle, resulting in less dilution for our employees as we accelerate momentum without being dependent on venture funding to stay alive. We're seeking exceptional individuals eager to help us scale another 10x and beyond.
Kovo is backed by Inspired Capital and Homebrew, along with founders and leaders from Plaid, Cash App, Affirm, NerdWallet, Ramp, Alloy, MoonPay, Uber, Etsy, LendingClub, Column, Carbon Health, Grindr, and more.
About you
Energized by building software for a business focused on financial empowerment for millions of underserved individuals
Comfortable in a high-intensity role and seeking an ambitious workload (not a 40-50 hour workweek)
Thrive in a remote work environment
Prior experience (5+ years) in a professional software engineering role
Motivated to use AI, automation, and data tools in your day-to-day work to push the boundaries of what a single individual can do
Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, handles shifting priorities fluidly, and interfaces effectively between backend and frontend
Worked with Node and AWS in a production setting
Proficient with Typescript (bonus)
What you'll do
A little bit of everything! We're a small company, and you'll be expected to pick up many different things. You'll be an early backend hire, so you'll have input in long-term architectural and technical design decisions. You'll help establish the technical foundation for the entire company.
Why you might be excited about us
Directly impact millions of underserved individuals’ ability to access credit
Work with minimal bureaucracy, significant ownership, and have broad impact
We don't micromanage and will set you up to do your best work
Why you might not be excited about us
We’re a small team; roles and responsibilities evolve quickly
Priorities and projects shift as we learn and adapt
We’re still building foundational systems and processes