CollectWise (YC F24) Is Hiring
Source: Hacker News
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
- Salary: $240K – $300K
- Equity: 0.10% – 1.00%
- Location: New York, NY, US
- Job type: Full‑time
- Role: Engineering, Full stack
- Experience: 1+ years
- Visa: US citizen/visa only
About the role
About Us
CollectWise is a fast‑growing, well‑funded Y Combinator‑backed startup. We use generative AI to automate debt collection, a $35 B market in the US alone. Our AI agents already outperform human collectors by 2× at a fraction of the cost. With a team of five, we scaled to a $2 M annualized run rate in just a few months and are now hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to help us reach $10 M within the next year.
Role
We are hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead customer implementations end‑to‑end. You’ll work at the intersection of engineering and operations, building the integrations and technical systems that bring clients into production. This role blends software engineering with hands‑on customer work. You’ll thrive if you enjoy ambiguity, love shipping quickly, and can translate business requirements into robust, testable systems. It is a highly visible, high‑ownership role working closely with the founder and clients.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain custom integrations with client systems.
- Configure and productionize AI agents for each client (prompts, workflows, data transfers).
- Develop and implement client solutions using modern back‑end frameworks.
- Translate vague customer requirements into clear technical specs and ship solutions quickly.
- Build internal tools to make implementations faster and more repeatable.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Node.js, React.js, AWS, SQL, and GPT‑5 or other LLMs.
- Experience building products in a production environment (your own startup, early‑stage startup, or a meaningful project from scratch).
- Very strong communication skills and work ethic.
- Experience or interest in voice AI.
- Versatility across disciplines.
Compensation
- Salary range: $240,000 to $300,000, based on relevant experience and qualifications.
- Significant equity compensation.
About CollectWise
CollectWise is revolutionizing debt recovery with autonomous AI agents and an integrated legal network. We boost recovery rates, reduce costs, and maintain a positive brand image through respectful, data‑driven interactions.