CoinPela Inc · 2 weeks ago
Co-Founder & Head of Engineering (Founding Engineer) — CoinPela
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveCoinPela is building a non-custodial AI trading co-pilot that lets users deploy automated trading safely and transparently. They are seeking a hands-on technical co-founder to build the MVP and convert momentum into funding.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Build and ship the initial MVP: one strong trading agent, a minimal UI, and real execution on real markets (paper-first is fine; small live capital once stable)
Own the end-to-end system: market data ingestion, decision logic, order execution via broker/exchange APIs, monitoring and reporting
Integrate LLMs where they add real value: user interaction, configuration, explanation, and guardrails
Establish production fundamentals: APIs, logging, environments, secrets/key management, basic observability, CI/CD
Your work directly impacts product credibility, investor confidence, and speed to the next financing milestone
Qualification
Required
Build and ship the initial MVP: one strong trading agent, a minimal UI, and real execution on real markets (paper-first is fine; small live capital once stable)
Own the end-to-end system: market data ingestion, decision logic, order execution via broker/exchange APIs, monitoring and reporting
Integrate LLMs where they add real value: user interaction, configuration, explanation, and guardrails
Establish production fundamentals: APIs, logging, environments, secrets/key management, basic observability, CI/CD
Ship fast and clean (you've built production systems end-to-end)
Are strong in backend + data systems (Python primary; APIs, async/event systems, cloud)
Can build a simple UI when needed (or collaborate tightly with design)
Have hands-on experience using LLMs in real products
Prefer building over managing at this stage
Preferred
trading systems
market data
broker/exchange APIs
time-series/streaming systems
TypeScript or Go
prior founder experience
Benefits
Founder equity (8–10%), commitment-dependent
Standard vesting (4-year, 1-year cliff)
Equity-only until funding
Company
CoinPela Inc
CoinPela is an AI-driven, multi-asset trading ecosystem designed to bring advanced, algorithmic trading strategies to everyone—no matter their level of experience.
Founded in 2024
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase