Are you looking to build game-changing solutions? At CardLift, we’re transforming how credit card issuers maximize their share of wallet by making online payments seamless and friction-free for users—and we need an engineer who’s passionate about automation to help us get there.
We’re looking for a Automation Engineer to help shape our vision, develop robust automation scripts, and directly influence our product’s trajectory.
What You’ll Be Building
CardLift is a co-branded browser extension that helps users instantly update payment methods across multiple platforms with a single click. It also highlights card benefits at checkout and offers extra cashback through affiliate partnerships, creating a sticky, value-driven experience for users while boosting revenue for issuers.
As our first automation-focused engineering hire, you’ll work closely with our founder, Rithwik Pattikonda (creator of OctoShop—acquired by Ibotta—and TravelArrow with 300K+ users), to build the automation backbone of CardLift and ensure it scales for rapid growth.
What You’ll Do
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Automation Scripting
- Design, write, and maintain automation scripts to handle user flows and payment updates across various online platforms.
- Ensure scripts are robust, modular, and easily maintainable.
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Web Scraping & Data Extraction
- Build intelligent systems to detect and adapt to dynamic websites.
- Write scripts to autofill payment methods, and be able to handle changing site structures.
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Browser Extension Integration
- Collaborate with the extension development team to integrate automation scripts seamlessly into our flagship product.
- Troubleshoot and optimize scripts for performance and reliability.
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Technical Roadmap Influence
- Contribute to the product roadmap and feature prioritization.
- Provide insight on automation best practices to guide architecture decisions and trade-offs.
What We’re Looking For
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jQuery, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript
- Strong proficiency in these core front-end technologies.
- Experience working with DOM manipulation, event handling, and dynamic content.
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Web Scraping Experience
- Familiarity with tools and libraries for scraping, parsing, and automating interactions on dynamic websites.
- Proven ability to handle captchas, rate limits, and frequent site changes.
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Automation Mindset
- You love scripting, automating, and finding clever ways to solve repetitive tasks at scale.
- Knowledge of testing frameworks or writing test scripts is a plus.
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Scrappy Problem Solver
- You thrive in fast-paced environments, wear many hats comfortably, and tackle big challenges with minimal direction.
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(Bonus) Browser Extension Know-How
- Any previous experience building or maintaining browser extensions is a huge plus.
Why Join CardLift?
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Huge Impact
- As one of our first hires, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our automation strategy, product, and culture from the ground up.
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Proven Leadership
- Work alongside a founder with a track record of creating and scaling consumer products (OctoShop acquired by Ibotta, TravelArrow with 300K+ users).
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Exciting Domain
- Join the forefront of fintech innovation—drive revenue for issuers while delivering tangible value to consumers.
