Penny

What we're building

You can read more about our vision here, but here's a synopsis:

Managing your finances can be a confusing and often stressful process, thanks to the complexity of the financial world. As a result, most people don't actively track their finances.

Our goal is to change that—specifically, Penny manages your finances so you don't have to. Every time you chat, Penny will crunch the numbers and share insights with you about your spending: where your money has been going over the past week or month; specific merchants you frequent or general trends in your spending; upcoming bills and paychecks; expenses in the past or future.

In essence, Penny cuts through the complexity and tells you what you need to know, when you need to know it.

Who we are

We're a small but mighty team that prides itself on finding ways to do a lot with a little: juggling first class customer support, product initiatives, and growth campaigns between the three of us. We're well funded and have the backing of some incredible investors. We express ourselves openly—on Penny's blog, on our own blogs (Mitch, Alex, Andrew), as sources for major publications (NYT, Forbes)—and do so frequently.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone to join our Bay Area–based team. All four of us are engineers, and we expect that the next member of the team will have at least some experience shipping production code. Besides that, we don't have hard requirements as far as skills go, but we do have some nice-to-haves.

Relevant software skills:

• Ruby
• React (JavaScript and/or Native)
• iOS

Relevant soft skills:

• Articulation (preferably with emoji 💬)
• Humility
• Passion

Relevant experience:

• Growing small companies
• Scaling software
• Building beautiful products

What we value

We value these three things above all else:

• Diversity (of background, opinion, culture, etc.)
• Empathy
• Pragmatism

We'd be happy to elaborate on each over coffee.

What you'll get

• Smart teammates that push you to be better.
• Access to and input over every single aspect of the business, not just software.
• Challenging but extremely rewarding work.
• Lots of equity.
• A healthy work-life balance (we're not kidding...).
• A cozy office.
• All of the coffee and chocolate bark you can consume.

Next steps

Since we're a small team, we can move at whatever pace you'd like. If you're in a hurry, we can get through our process in a matter of days. If you want to take your time, we can spread it out over weeks or even months. Either way, we generally respond within twelve hours.

Hope to hear from you soon!