# Founding Staff Software Engineer at ROE

- Company: ROE (YC W24)
- What the company does: AI for risk and compliance. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://getroe.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Mateo, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-10-06
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/roe/jobs/c6wCCGz-founding-staff-software-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/roe-founding-staff-software-engineer/

## About the role

ROE is a hypergrowth startup in the SF Bay Area building Cursor for Financial Compliance. Today, ROE is trusted by multiple public companies representing $400B+ in combined market cap. Y Combinator, Google AI Ventures, Ardent Ventures, the CEO of Snowflake, and senior leaders from LinkedIn and top fintechs back us.

## What they're looking for

- At least 5+ year software engineer work experience
- 3+ year infrastructure on cloud expertise
- Big plus on hands-on experience on kubernetes
- Have led 5-people + projects
- Tracked history of getting along well with PMs and Designers
- Communicative to internal stakeholders and external customers

Tags: Engineering