Job Description

Job Description

About Us
Gridlines is an early-stage, venture-backed startup based in Coconut Creek, Florida , revolutionizing how financial professionals work. We’re building next-generation productivity tools tailored for investment banking and private equity analysts. Our flagship product is a PowerPoint add-in powered by proprietary AI models, automating and streamlining slide creation to save time and improve accuracy.

We’re already working with pilot customers , refining our product to meet their needs and scale effectively. We’re looking for a talented Software Engineer to join as our first hire and work directly with the founder. This is an incredible opportunity to be part of something transformative at an early stage, contributing ideas, maintaining uptime for real-world users, and helping shape the future of the company.

If you’re passionate about building innovative tools, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and enjoy working on meaningful challenges, this is the role for you.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with the founder to design and implement new features based on feedback from pilot customers.
• Build and optimize backend services and integrations, ensuring scalability and high performance.
• Develop, test, and deploy AI-powered functionality to support real-world use cases.
• Maintain uptime and reliability for the PowerPoint add-in, supporting live customer workflows.
• Fix bugs, improve existing code, and contribute to the product roadmap.
• Write robust documentation to support future development and onboarding.
• Ensure a high standard of code quality and software architecture.

What We’re Looking For

• At least 2 years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python , React, and JavaScript , with experience building add-ins (e.g., Office Add-ins) or similar applications.
• Strong understanding of backend development , APIs, and data processing.
• A passion for productivity tools and interest in financial services.
• A problem-solving mindset and the ability to adapt to evolving priorities.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Coconut Creek, Florida.

Why Join Us?

• Be an early hire and play a critical role in shaping the company’s future.
• Work on a product already in use by pilot customers , solving real-world problems.
• Enjoy autonomy, ownership, and the opportunity to influence both the product and the company culture.
• Solve meaningful challenges in the financial services industry with cutting-edge technology.
• Collaborate closely with a passionate founder in a dynamic and agile environment.

Company Description

Gridlines builds next generation productivity tools for financial analysts. The main product is a desktop app built with Electron powered by proprietary computer vision models, so this role is core to what we do.

Company Description

Gridlines builds next generation productivity tools for financial analysts. The main product is a desktop app built with Electron powered by proprietary computer vision models, so this role is core to what we do.