Cedar · 12 hours ago
Founding / Sr. Software Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $300K/yr
7+ years expCedar is creating significant innovations in home affordability by reimagining land leases to make homeownership more accessible. As a Founding Senior Software Engineer, you will design and build core systems while defining product direction and technical strategy, ultimately growing into a CTO-level role as the company scales.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Architect, build, test, and deploy core platform systems
Help define product direction by translating customer and business needs into technical solutions
Own critical initiatives from concept through production, spanning product, engineering, and operations
Establish engineering and product execution standards for quality, reliability, and velocity
Partner closely with product to shape roadmap, sequencing, and tradeoffs
Recruit, mentor, and help scale a high-performing engineering team
Make pragmatic decisions under real-world constraints while protecting long-term system health
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience shipping and operating production software
Proven ability to design and own complex systems end-to-end
Experience in high-growth startups or similarly demanding environments
Strong systems thinking and sound engineering judgment
Prior experience mentoring engineers or contributing to hiring decisions
Preferred
Experience building in fintech, prop-tech, mortgage, payments, or other regulated or financially sensitive environments
Exposure to consumer-facing products—where usability, trust, and edge cases matter
Company
Cedar
Buying a home shouldn't feel impossible. You deserve better than high costs and rigid requirements.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase