Central automates payroll, benefits, and government compliance for startups.Unlike traditional payroll platforms that force you to handle compliance, Central acts like a teammate who handles every government registration & filing—freeing you to focus on growing your business.

United States

San Francisco

Central

<h1>About Central</h1>What is Central?Central is the only payroll &amp; benefits platform that handles all the government bullshit automatically.While traditional payroll providers force you to manage every state registration &amp; HR task, Central actually does it all - saving you 60+ hours and thousands in fines.Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://centralhq.com">centralhq.com</a>Why Central?We’re on a mission to eliminate all business bullshitBuilding a company is still way too hard. Founders still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up workers' compensation, pay various payroll-related taxes, deal with intimidating government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies.Imagine a world where ambitious founders have more time to solve the world's most difficult problems—from preventing medical mistakes in hospitals to building next-generation night vision to curing brain cancer. That's what founders on Central are doing. Currently, hundreds of companies run on Central, and we're growing rapidly. We've raised a huge seed/A from YC and some of the best investors in the world (not announced yet, happy to share in private).As a founding member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies.Our cultureCentral is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar. Here are our 3 core values:<ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Think clearly</li><li>Show high agency</li><li>Craft magic</li></ol>---------What you’ll do<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Architect mission-critical workflows: Design, build, and maintain stateful, end-to-end systems that ensure data integrity (idempotency, reconciliation, audit trails) and meet stringent compliance and reliability requirements.</li><li>Iterate rapidly: Ship incremental, production-ready features in days—prototype, gather real user feedback, and refine relentlessly.</li><li>Own your domain: Act as the technical product lead for core platform areas—setting standards for code quality, observability, testing, and operational excellence.</li><li>Delight and empower customers: Partner with Product and Support to translate user pain points into clean, intuitive solutions that scale from a single startup to enterprise.</li></ul>Who you are<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Experienced systems architect: You’ve designed and delivered large-scale, stateful architectures—modeling complex domains, defining clear data schemas, and ensuring end-to-end reliability.</li><li>Distributed-transaction specialist: You’ve implemented robust patterns for coordinating multi-step workflows across disparate services and third-party APIs—handling two-phase commits, sagas, idempotency, and compensating actions to keep data consistent.</li><li>Deep transactional-pipeline expertise: Comfort building reconciled workflows with audit trails and automated recovery, especially when orchestrating financial or compliance-related operations.</li><li>Reliability-first mindset: You bake in observability (metrics, logs, alerts), fault tolerance, and graceful degradation from day one.</li><li>Scalability &amp; performance focus: You understand caching, queueing, rate-limiting, and have tuned systems to handle rapid growth without sacrificing latency or correctness.</li><li>Strategic thinker &amp; communicator: You break down complex trade-offs into clear plans, document your designs, and keep cross-functional stakeholders aligned.</li><li>Bias toward action &amp; high standards: You ship prototypes quickly, iterate based on real feedback, and insist on production-ready quality in every release.</li></ul>What we offer<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Competitive salary and equity</li><li>Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) - For US employee roles only</li><li>Unlimited PTO and sick leave</li><li>Remote work</li><li>2-4 off-sites per year</li></ul>Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Full Time

Regular employment

IT & Technology

Staff Software Engineer

English

Compliance

Performance Tuning

Distributed Systems

prototyping

Observability

Remote work

<h1>About Central</h1>What is Central?Central is the only payroll &amp; benefits platform that handles all the government bullshit automatically.While traditional payroll providers force you to manage every state registration &amp; HR task, Central actually does it all - saving you 60+ hours and thousands in fines.Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://centralhq.com">centralhq.com</a>Why Central?We’re on a mission to eliminate all business bullshitBuilding a company is still way too hard. Founders still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up workers' compensation, pay various payroll-related taxes, deal with intimidating government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies.Imagine a world where ambitious founders have more time to solve the world's most difficult problems—from preventing medical mistakes in hospitals to building next-generation night vision to curing brain cancer. That's what founders on Central are doing. Currently, hundreds of companies run on Central, and we're growing rapidly. We've raised a huge seed/A from YC and some of the best investors in the world (not announced yet, happy to share in private).As a founding member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies.Our cultureCentral is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar. Here are our 3 core values:<ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Think clearly</li><li>Show high agency</li><li>Craft magic</li></ol>---------You will amplify our customers' stories and showcase their love for Central to drive growth.<h2>What you'll do</h2>Customer Storytelling<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Interview founders to uncover and share their personal journeys and founding stories</li><li>Create social content that celebrates who they are and what they're building</li><li>Amplify their wins and milestones (funding, hiring, launches)</li></ul>Central Success Stories<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Collect and manage customer testimonials about their experience with Central</li><li>Write case studies &amp; other sales collateral showcasing ROI and success metrics</li><li>Manage review sites like G2</li></ul>Community-led Growth<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Build and manage customer referral program</li><li>Experiment with community channels (newsletter, podcast, events)</li></ul><h2>Who you are</h2>Must haves:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>3+ years in customer marketing, community, or content roles at B2B startups</li><li>Experienced interviewer who can extract compelling stories</li><li>Genuinely loves talking to people all day</li><li>Strong writer who creates engaging content</li><li>Self-directed and owns initiatives from concept to execution</li></ul>Bonus:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Experience with podcasting or video/audio production and editing</li><li>Experience at fast-growing startups</li></ul>What we offer<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Competitive salary and equity</li><li>Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) - For US employee roles only</li><li>Unlimited PTO and sick leave</li><li>Remote work</li><li>2-4 off-sites per year</li></ul>Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Marketing and Communications & PR

Customer Marketing Manager

Business Storytelling

Interviewing

Video Production

Writing

<h1>About Central</h1>What is Central?Central is the only payroll &amp; benefits platform that handles all the government bullshit automatically.While traditional payroll providers force you to manage every state registration &amp; HR task, Central actually does it all - saving you 60+ hours and thousands in fines.Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://centralhq.com">centralhq.com</a>Why Central?We’re on a mission to eliminate all business bullshitBuilding a company is still way too hard. Founders still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up workers' compensation, pay various payroll-related taxes, deal with intimidating government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies.Imagine a world where ambitious founders have more time to solve the world's most difficult problems—from preventing medical mistakes in hospitals to building next-generation night vision to curing brain cancer. That's what founders on Central are doing. Currently, hundreds of companies run on Central, and we're growing rapidly. We've raised a huge seed/A from YC and some of the best investors in the world (not announced yet, happy to share in private).As a founding member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies.Our cultureCentral is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar. Here are our 3 core values:<ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Think clearly</li><li>Show high agency</li><li>Craft magic</li></ol>---------Who you are<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>You want to win and do the work</li><li>You consider yourself in the top 5% of your peers</li><li>You are a clear thinker and communicator</li><li>You believe work and life should be intertwined</li></ul>Your skills<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Experience selling benefits in multiple states to SMBs and startups</li><li>Detail orientation and clear process management</li><li>Customer empathy - do whats best for them</li><li>Benefits licensed (Life and health required, P&amp;C is a plus)</li></ul>What you’ll do<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Guide our customers on designing their benefits packages, picking plans, etc</li><li>Filling out and submitting insurance forms</li><li>Updating our system with the right information about health insurance</li><li>Communicate with customers to solve issues</li><li>Set up processes to ensure that no benefits enrollments get missed</li><li>Problem solve and fix benefits issues</li></ul>What we offer<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Competitive salary and equity</li><li>Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) - For US employee roles only</li><li>Unlimited PTO and sick leave</li><li>Remote work</li><li>2-4 off-sites per year</li></ul>Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.

HR and Recruitment

Benefits Lead

Customer Service

Payroll

Problem Solving

Process Management

<h1>About Central</h1>What is Central?Central is the only payroll &amp; benefits platform that handles all the government bullshit automatically.While traditional payroll providers force you to manage every state registration &amp; HR task, Central actually does it all - saving you 60+ hours and thousands in fines.Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://centralhq.com">centralhq.com</a>Why Central?We’re on a mission to eliminate all business bullshitBuilding a company is still way too hard. Founders still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up workers' compensation, pay various payroll-related taxes, deal with intimidating government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies.Imagine a world where ambitious founders have more time to solve the world's most difficult problems—from preventing medical mistakes in hospitals to building next-generation night vision to curing brain cancer. That's what founders on Central are doing. Currently, hundreds of companies run on Central, and we're growing rapidly. We've raised a huge seed/A from YC and some of the best investors in the world (not announced yet, happy to share in private).As a founding member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies.Our cultureCentral is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar. Here are our 3 core values:<ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Think clearly</li><li>Show high agency</li><li>Craft magic</li></ol>---------Who you are:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li> Proven ability to provide exceptional support to customers with a high degree of empathy</li><li> Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. You can explain difficult concepts in simple, clear terms.</li><li> Strong project management and organizational abilities with a keen attention to detail, effective time management, and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.</li><li> Demonstrated bias for action and desire to continuously learn</li><li>Wherever you come from, you are at the top of your peer group </li><li>1-2 years experience at a technology company in a support, biz ops or strategy role, consulting firm, or finance firm</li></ul> What you will do:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Deliver fast, clear, and delightful customer support. You will handle support work and triaging with a high degree of responsibility and ownership</li><li>Create and refine systems and processes to help Central scale</li><li>Coordinate with various federal, state and local government agencies to help unblock customers</li><li>Review and manage inbound communications related to state and local tax registrations</li><li>Leverage internal software tools and spreadsheet software to analyze data and execute tasks</li><li>Partner with engineering and other teams at Central to help make process and product decisions</li></ul>GrowthMaster the core responsibilities, and we will find opportunities for you to expand your ownership and impact in ways that match your skills and career plans. What we offer<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Competitive salary and equity</li><li>Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) - For US employee roles only</li><li>Unlimited PTO and sick leave</li><li>Remote work</li><li>2-4 off-sites per year</li></ul>Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Business, Management & Consulting

Customer Success Operations

Attention to Detail

Business Operations

Collaboration

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Finance

Process Improvement

Project Management

Strategy

Time Management

Customer Support

Organizational Skills

Hybrid

<h1>About Central</h1>What is Central?Central is the only payroll &amp; benefits platform that handles all the government bullshit automatically.While traditional payroll providers force you to manage every state registration &amp; HR task, Central actually does it all - saving you 60+ hours and thousands in fines.Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://centralhq.com">centralhq.com</a>Why Central?We’re on a mission to eliminate all business bullshitBuilding a company is still way too hard. Founders still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up workers' compensation, pay various payroll-related taxes, deal with intimidating government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies.Imagine a world where ambitious founders have more time to solve the world's most difficult problems—from preventing medical mistakes in hospitals to building next-generation night vision to curing brain cancer. That's what founders on Central are doing. Currently, hundreds of companies run on Central, and we're growing rapidly. We've raised a huge seed/A from YC and some of the best investors in the world (not announced yet, happy to share in private).As a founding member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies.Our cultureCentral is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar. Here are our 3 core values:<ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Think clearly</li><li>Show high agency</li><li>Craft magic</li></ol>---------<h3>What you'll do</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Be the go-to tax expert at Central - review, challenge, and improve the work being done by offshore providers and AI agents</li><li>Own federal and state tax processes end-to-end: from client intake and planning to return prep and filing</li><li>Collaborate directly with our clients (early-stage startups) to solve complex tax challenges and proactively reduce risk</li><li>Work side-by-side with our Head of Accounting to ensure tax work fits cleanly into broader client workflows</li><li>Partner with engineering to productize tax processes - spotting automation opportunities and designing how we scale</li><li>Contribute to building a pod-based service model: tax and accounting leads working cross-functionally on a shared set of clients</li><li>Stay close to compliance, filings, and process innovation - but step back to help shape the overall tax offering as we grow</li></ul><h3>Your skills</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>5–10 years of tax experience, ideally at a Big 4 firm or a tech-forward tax startup. Extensive startup experience preferred.</li><li>Deep understanding of federal and multi-state corporate tax (especially for C-corps and startups)</li><li>Strong accounting foundation - comfortable reviewing or jumping into basic accounting work in the off-season</li><li>Experience managing or reviewing the work of junior preparers, offshore teams, or automation tools</li><li>Comfort with tech - not just using tools, but helping define or build lightweight automations, workflows, and process improvements</li><li>Excellent communicator - able to keep clients informed, flag issues early, and collaborate tightly with internal teammates</li><li>CPA or EA required</li></ul>What we offer<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Competitive salary and equity</li><li>Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) - For US employee roles only</li><li>Unlimited PTO and sick leave</li><li>Remote work</li><li>2-4 off-sites per year</li></ul>Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Accounting, Finance & Statistics

Tax Lead

Accounting

Risk Management

Process Automation

<h1>About Central</h1>What is Central?Central is the only payroll &amp; benefits platform that handles all the government bullshit automatically.While traditional payroll providers force you to manage every state registration &amp; HR task, Central actually does it all - saving you 60+ hours and thousands in fines.Learn more at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://centralhq.com">centralhq.com</a>Why Central?We’re on a mission to eliminate all business bullshitBuilding a company is still way too hard. Founders still have to register in multiple states to run payroll, set up workers' compensation, pay various payroll-related taxes, deal with intimidating government mail, update addresses across state filings, and troubleshoot with insurance companies.Imagine a world where ambitious founders have more time to solve the world's most difficult problems—from preventing medical mistakes in hospitals to building next-generation night vision to curing brain cancer. That's what founders on Central are doing. Currently, hundreds of companies run on Central, and we're growing rapidly. We've raised a huge seed/A from YC and some of the best investors in the world (not announced yet, happy to share in private).As a founding member, you'll have a seat at the table and help Central scale to serve thousands of companies.Our cultureCentral is a high-performance sports team with an extremely high bar. Here are our 3 core values:<ol style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Think clearly</li><li>Show high agency</li><li>Craft magic</li></ol>---------<h1>About the role</h1>As Central's second founding account executive and evangelist, you'll own the entire sales process and help scale Central. What you’ll do<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Close and onboard customers</li><li>Follow up and chase down leads</li><li>Prospect manually to drive pipeline</li><li>Master the product and competitive landscape</li><li>Serve as a consultant and give advice on best practices</li><li>Manage pipeline in Hubspot and maintain accurate records</li><li>Capture and share objections, feature gaps and notes from prospects with the rest of the team</li></ul>Who you are<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Must haves<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Minimum 2 years of experience as a SDR/AE at a Seed or Series A startup</li><li>Consistent experience hitting quota. </li><li>Must be able to take calls during Pacific time.</li></ul></li><li>Personality<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Thrive in unstructured environments</li><li>Clear and confident communicator</li><li>Coachable with a strong desire to learn</li><li>Excited about helping startup founders / SMB owners</li></ul></li><li>Bonus<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Experience as a founder</li><li>Experience at a hyper growth startup at the early stage</li><li>Great Linkedin/Twitter presence</li></ul></li></ul>What we offer<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Competitive salary and equity</li><li>Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) - For US employee roles only</li><li>Unlimited PTO and sick leave</li><li>Remote work</li><li>2-4 off-sites per year</li></ul>Note for US Roles: We do not provide visa sponsorship. You must be authorized to work in the U.S.

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