LendAPI
1 open Forward Deployed Engineer role at LendAPI. Curated with comp bands.
Comp on the board: $140K–$180K base + 0.10–0.20% equity.
On the board since Oct 2026 · still hiring
Our take
Why LendAPI
Rare disclosed equity for an FDE, at an early-stage lending platform — but the founder's tweet and the careers page disagree on base pay by $60K, so verify before you apply.
- FDE type
- True forward-deployed
- Travel
- Low
- Comp
- Equity-heavy
- Stage
- Early-stage
A good fit if you're…
- Engineers who want to own bank and lender launches from kickoff to hypercare
- Fintech people who know core banking, LOS/LMS and can write Python and SQL for migrations
- Candidates in Southern California who prefer a small-team seat to a big-fintech title
What they do
LendAPI sells a lending-as-a-service platform that banks and lenders configure for origination and onboarding. It is a small company in Irvine, CA, working on a long enterprise sales cycle where each client launch is a project.
What “forward deployed” means here
This is close to a pure implementation FDE: configure the platform per client, write Python and SQL for data migration and validation, integrate with core banking and loan systems, then run discovery, UAT and go-live. Travel is listed at 10–25%, so it is mostly desk work with periodic client trips.
Comp & leveling
The careers page lists $140K–$180K base plus 0.10–0.20% equity, while the founder's X post quoted $80K–$120K. Disclosed equity in basis points is unusual and the percentage is meaningful at this size, but ask about the base, the latest valuation and the dilution outlook.
Growth signals
We found no verified funding or headcount figures, so judge growth by customer launches and how fast the FDE seat gets backfilled. Bank onboarding is slow and sticky, which cuts both ways: revenue is durable once live, but a thin team means the one FDE absorbs every launch.
Analysis updated 2026-10-12
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