Swadesh

We setup Immigrants with a free US Bank Account, Credit Card, SIM…

Hiring — 3 openYC-S19Fintech -> Consumer FinanceEarlyFunded

What Swadesh does

We offer a free US FDIC Insured Checking account, Free Credit Card (no interest rate, collateral, fees), Free AT&T SIM Card shipped to home with 40%+ cheaper plans than retail, and save thousands of dollars in remittances to our customers - all by opening a free Swadesh Account. We enable new to America expats become "American" in the eyes of the US Financial system. We're starting by serving the 150,000+ Indian expats migrating to the US each year. We have a comprehensive solution that covers banking, credit building, communication, remittance, as well as value-add services such as insurance, housing etc. along with all the standard bells and whistles of neobanks.

3 open roles

Sales & Marketing Intern
Remote (IN)Internship₹15K - ₹18K INRVisa: US citizen/visa only
What the role involves

One of the fastest-rising startups in the Student Banking space, Swadesh is set to revolutionize the financial services industry for Indians in the US. Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include: Develop and implement sales strategies and objectives that align with the company's goals and objectives. Create and maintain sales and marketing materials such as presentations, sales script/pitch, proposals, and reports. Help manage customer relationships and maintain communication with existing and potential customers. Assist in developing and implementing operational processes and procedures to improve efficiency and quality. Work collaboratively with other departments such as growth, operations, and customer service to ensure business objectives are achieved. Bonus points if you have decent knowledge of the US study abroad market Bonus points if you will be pursuing your higher studies in the US this fall semester.

Senior Software Engineer - Backend
New Delhi, DL, IN / Gurugram, HR, INFull-time6+ years$25 - $40Visa: US citizenship/visa not required
What the role involves

About Us Swadesh is building India's first digital bank for Indian expats across the world (massive market equivalent to 70% of India's GDP) We’re replacing the broken infrastructure and banking experience for the largest expat population in the world to enable greater capital flow back to India. Who We Are 👋 We're an interesting team of musicians, former professional cricketers, founders who are passionate about fintech! We understand the pain, the sleepless nights, and the sheer luck that it takes to build better lives for our families abroad. We have first hand experienced the broken banking and investing experience in India as Non Resident Indians. We care about giving back, and want to do this by building better financial systems to allow us to generate more wealth for all Indians at home and abroad. What You’ll Do Responsible for setting the product direction, being part of all major architecture decisions, and building the backend infrastructure, internal ledger etc. Iterating directly with founders to scope product and features to build the best solution. Setting up and maintaining engineering processes as the company scales. Hiring, cultivating, and mentoring new engineers (and other team members) as they join the team. Minimum Qualifications 4-7+ years of experience as an individual contributor with a modern programming language like Java, Python, Go, etc. Have a strong demonstrated ability to ship high-quality products, both at work and outside of work. We love engineers that build side-projects or contribute to open-source repos Nice to Haves Previous founding or startup experience Experience working at a fintech company or on a financial product related team.

Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack
New Delhi, DL, IN / Gurugram, HR, INFull-time6+ years₹25 - ₹40 INRVisa: US citizenship/visa not required
What the role involves

About Us Swadesh is building India's first digital bank for Non Resident Indians. We’re replacing the broken infrastructure and banking experience for the largest expat population in the world to enable greater capital flow back to India. Who We Are 👋 We're a team of 🇮🇳 lovers who believe passionately about the cross border financial technology opportunity to connect India & USA more closely. We understand the pain, the sleepless nights, and the sheer luck that it takes to build better lives for our families abroad. We have first hand experienced the broken banking and investing experience in India as Non Resident Indians. We care about giving back, and want to do this by building better financial systems to allow us to generate more wealth for all Indians at home and abroad. What You’ll Do Responsible for setting the product direction, being part of all major architecture decisions, and building the backend infrastructure, internal ledger etc. Iterating directly with founders to scope product and features to build the best solution. Setting up and maintaining engineering processes as the company scales. Hiring, cultivating, and mentoring new engineers (and other team members) as they join the team. Minimum Qualifications 4-7+ years of experience as an individual contributor with a modern programming language like Java, Python, Go, etc. 1-4 years of experience as an individual contributor with modern front-end frameworks like React, Angular, Elm, Vue, etc. Demonstrated ability to work in an engineering lead capacity in terms of scope of responsibilities undertaken etc. Have a strong demonstrated ability to ship high-quality products, both at work and outside of work. We love engineers that build side-projects or contribute to open-source repos Nice to Haves Previous founding or startup experience Experience working at a fintech company or on a financial product related team.

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Who runs it

Prateek Swain

Funding and finances

Total raised$2.3M
Last stageEarly Stage
Rounds1
Last raised2022-07-13
Investors
8VCKhosla VenturesSection 32Y Combinator

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