The vacancy is well-structured, providing clear expectations and a solid overview of the company and role.
Job description
About Blaze: Ready to join a YC-backed startup revolutionizing global payments? Blaze is building the world’s leading cross-border payments app, powered by USDC, to deliver seamless, low-cost transfers between the US, Latin America, and beyond. Backed by top-tier investors and Y-Combinator, we’re on a mission to empower digital nomads, freelancers, and businesses with fast, affordable, and borderless financial solutions. Join us on the ground floor of a high-growth startup and shape the future of fintech!
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Use AI tools (e.g., Cursor, code generation, and prompting) to accelerate the design and implementation of end-to-end features for the frontend (mobile app and website, using React and React Native) and backend (NodeJS server).
- Debug and resolve technical issues across the frontend and backend, combining AI-assisted workflows with hands-on problem-solving to ensure platform reliability.
- Collaborate with the team to deliver secure, scalable code for a high-reliability financial application, integrating AI-driven efficiencies where possible.
- Engage in system design discussions, proposing AI-enhanced solutions to improve architecture and development processes.
- Stay current on AI advancements in software engineering and share insights to optimize our development practices.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to build interesting and functional projects (e.g., school projects, personal work, hackathons, or open-source contributions), ideally using AI tools. Applicants must provide a portfolio or links to examples of past work.
- Strong grasp of JavaScript, CSS, and modern web technologies.
- Familiarity with React, React Native, or similar frameworks; exposure to Next.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, or NestJS is a plus.
- Proficiency in AI-driven development tools (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot) and effective prompting techniques to boost productivity.
- Ability to write clean, testable, and scalable code under tight timelines, with or without AI assistance.
- Graduating senior or recent graduate in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Passion for using AI to achieve 10x development speed while maintaining strong problem-solving skills to address challenges directly.
- Up-to-date knowledge of AI advancements in software engineering and eagerness to educate the team on innovative approaches.
- Passion for fintech and solving real-world problems for global users.
- High math and problem-solving skills are a plus.
- Bonus: Hackathon wins, coding competition achievements, or notable AI-driven projects.
About Blaze
Blaze is a technology company building the future of stablecoin-powered international payments. It is a Y Combinator-backed startup focused on innovative financial infrastructure using blockchain and stablecoins. The company is actively hiring for engineering roles to develop this platform.