What you'll do
- Lead the technical architecture of a fintech platform revolutionizing cross-border stablecoin finance.
- Build multi-currency wallets, stablecoin on/off ramps, and yield optimization using Stellar and USDC rails.
- Develop an AI-powered Agentic CFO layer with LLM-driven financial intelligence and autonomous actions.
- Create a high-performance React/TypeScript merchant dashboard and robust Node.js/Python backend services.
- Make all build-vs-buy decisions and shape the engineering culture as the primary technical leader.
What you should know
- This is a high-impact role as the first senior engineer with significant equity (1-5%) in a pre-seed startup.
- Requires entrepreneurial mindset and experience owning complex fintech or blockchain product architectures.
- Opportunity to work directly with a founder and influence product direction and engineering culture from the ground up.
- Role demands expertise in production-grade AI/LLM features including agentic workflows and prompt engineering.
- Work onsite in London, UK, with exposure to cutting-edge fintech, blockchain, and AI technologies.
About the company
- SYSTM is a VC-backed fintech startup focused on building a stablecoin financial operating system.
- Founded by Jasper Tay, ex-Co-Founder & COO of Plutus, with deep regulated fintech expertise.
- Company is at a pre-seed stage with 25+ signed design partners and plans for global scale.
- Unique focus on integrating blockchain (Stellar), stablecoins (USDC), and autonomous AI for treasury management.
- Culture values entrepreneurial leadership, innovation at the intersection of finance and AI, and early team ownership.
Key required skills
ReactTypeScriptNode.jsPythonStellar - blockchainUSDC - stablecoinLLMAIAgentic workflows