Automating consumer debt collection with AI
Forward Deployed Engineer
$150K - $190K•0.25% - 1.00%•New York, NY, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Full stack
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
Visa
US citizen/visa only
Connect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups.
About the role
About Us
CollectWise is a fast growing and well funded Y Combinator-backed startup. We’re using generative AI to automate debt collection, a $35B market in the US alone. Our AI agents are already outperforming human collectors by 2X, and we’r…
Automating consumer debt collection with AI
Forward Deployed Engineer
$150K - $190K•0.25% - 1.00%•New York, NY, US
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Full stack
Experience
Any (new grads ok)
Visa
US citizen/visa only
Connect directly with founders of the best YC-funded startups.
About the role
About Us
CollectWise is a fast growing and well funded Y Combinator-backed startup. We’re using generative AI to automate debt collection, a $35B market in the US alone. Our AI agents are already outperforming human collectors by 2X, and we’re doing so at a fraction of the cost.
With a team of three, we scaled to a $1 million annualized run rate in just a few months, and we are now hiring a forward deployed engineer to help us reach $10 million within the next year.
Role
We are hiring a 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 here if you enjoy ambiguity, love shipping quickly, and can translate business requirements into robust, testable systems. This 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, working at an 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: $150,000 to $190,000, 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.
Founded:2024
Batch:F24
Team Size:8
Status:Active
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