What we’re doing

Portabl enables consumers to simplify how their own users verify, organize, and sync identity data and documents across their whole financial lives. The goal: universal financial identity for all. One app to secure and maintain all your accounts. 

By leaning on new standards in verifiable credentials and decentralized identity we will deliver a portable identity that works for anyone. Getting this right means we can simplify and automate many parts of the identity/ KYC/ compliance stack that currently prevent the financial system from being more cost-effective, more inclusive, and more equitable.

Who we are

We’re a small team comprised of Web2 and Web3 veterans hailing from Consensys, Paypal, US Mobile, Ava Labs, and other corners of the fintech and regtech universe who share a common goal of making identity more standardized, composable, and easier to use across the financial services space.

We recognize that transforming digital identity has many challenges, which is why we value trust, curiosity, empathy, and craft. If this sounds like you, and you're excited by the idea of getting in at the ground level and building the infrastructure for the future of the financial identity, we would love to hear from you!

We’ve raised funds from top-tier early stage investors in both Web2 and Web3 including...

• Harlem Capital
• 6th Man Ventures
• Bessemer Venture Partners
• Dorm Room Fund
• PearVC

We are 1 of only 5 companies recognized by Plaid in 2022 as part of the next generation of startups shaping the future of financial access. 

What you’ll do

As a Founding Engineer at Portabl, you will become a critical part of our product and engineering ream. You will have a hands-on role in…

• building our product infrastructure
• anchoring a best-in-class engineering group
• working closely with our co-founders to review and execute on the product roadmap
• making key decisions about architecture and vendor selection
• publishing robust public documentation and supporting efforts to build a developer community
• articulating a long-term technical direction and vision for maintaining and scaling our core technology

We are an early-stage startup, so we're looking for someone who is comfortable with ambiguity and has a strong desire to work both autonomously and in groups. You will have a ton of say and impact on the direction and future of our company and will help solve some of the biggest challenges we’ll face.

What you’ll bring

• Experience building/shipping an early-stage API-based fintech, crypto, or security product at scale
• A track record of building, communicating, and implementing engineering and development policies, practices, standards, and security measures to ensure effective and consistent operations.
• Experience designing scalable real-time web applications.
• An appetite to be active in developer communities (e.g. stack overflow, github, discord, meetups, etc.)
• Architecture & back-end experience with decentralized identity standards, e.g. verifiable credentials, zcap-ld, BBS+, etc.—you’ll learn a lot with the team!
• Strong communication skills and enjoy discussing and presenting technical topics
• A knack for onboarding and supporting external customers, particularly enterprise clients
• Early-stage startup experience (Series B or earlier), preferably in fintech, defi, or security
• Experience working with many public and private integrations
• Experience implementing infrastructure as code and configuring CI/CD pipelines

*Bonus Points! *

• Know Your Customer (KYC) or Identity Verification (IDV) industry knowledge or experience
• Working knowledge or interest in recent advancements to decentralized storage
• DevOps experience with Terraform, Docker, K8S, Helm, logging/monitoring tools

Why you should join us

1. As an early core team member, you’ll play a key role in helping shape our vision, culture, and engineering practices.

2. You will help create new standards that have a direct, positive impact on web2 and web3 consumers.

3. You can leave the system better than you found it—fixing identity has a direct impact on improving financial access for those who need it most.

4. The market opportunity is massive: estimates put the financial ID market size between $30B and $100B

Benefits

• Competitive mix of salary and equity compensation
• Unlimited PTO and flexible work policy
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and HSA programs via Justworks with immediate vesting and eligibility
• 401k with 100% match up to 3% with immediate vesting and eligibility
• 12 week Parental Leave
• $1000 home office stipend
• Budget for learning resources
• Company-supplied laptop

Come build with us

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all the things that make you, you.

We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Portabl is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.

If you’re spending your days thinking about building the future of financial access, we want to meet you!