Head of Engineering at Alinea (W21)
$180K - $250K  •  
Automated investing for the next generation 💸
New York, NY, US
Full-time
3+ years
About Alinea

Alinea is an investing app for GenZs. We’re a Y Combinator backed start-up and have raised $5.5M from top investors including Goodwater Capital, F7 Ventures, and GFR.

We are looking to build out a team of passionate and driven individuals who want to make an impact. Come join us!

About the role

We're looking for a Head of Engineering to join Alinea in our NYC HQ (SoHo).

About Alinea

Alinea is an investing app for GenZs with over 1 million users. We’re a Y Combinator backed start-up and have raised over $5.5M for our seed round from top investors including Goodwater Capital, F7 Ventures, GFR and Worklife Ventures.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead & Scale: Build and manage a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation and execution.
  • Architect & Execute: Own Alinea’s technical strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and performance as we grow.
  • Collaborate & Innovate: Partner with product, design, and growth teams to launch new features that delight our users and drive business impact.
  • Optimize & Improve: Continuously refine our infrastructure, development processes, and technology stack for efficiency and excellence.
  • Recruit & Develop: Attract top engineering talent and mentor a team that’s passionate about building the future of investing.

Qualifications

  • Leadership Experience: 5+ years of engineering work, ideally at a high-growth startup or fintech company.
  • Technical Excellence: Broad-based knowledge needed to build a collaborative, client-server application end to end.
  • Strategic Thinker: Strong ability to balance short-term execution with long-term scalability and vision.
  • Execution-Driven: Comfortable in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment where impact matters more than bureaucracy.
  • Passion for Alinea’s Mission: Deep interest in fintech, investing, and financial empowerment.

Our Tech Stack

  • Frontend: Swift + SwiftUI
  • Backend: Node.js (Express) + TypeScript
  • Database & Infrastructure: MongoDB + AWS (EB, EC2, CloudWatch, CodeDeploy)

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a mission-driven, company revolutionizing investing for the next generation.
  • Work alongside a driven, ambitious team backed by world-class investors.
  • Competitive compensation, equity, and opportunity to shape a fast-growing company from the ground up.
  • A culture that values curiosity, execution, and impact.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to chat. Let’s build the future of investing together!

Technology
  • iOS Swift
  • Next.js + Typescript 4 + Node.js(Express) + Firebase + Socket.io + Redux
  • MongoDB + AWS(EB, EC2, CloudWatch, CodeDeploy)
  • Swift 5 + Programmatic UI + MVVM-C Architecture

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