AI-native operations platform for the private credit industry
Last verified August 17, 2026 · Updated daily
What Ellis is building
Ellis is an AI-native operating system for private credit managers — the multi-trillion-dollar market of funds lending to businesses. Today these firms run critical workflows across disconnected fund-administrator reports, general ledgers, loan-servicing systems, bank data, legal documents, and spreadsheets; teams burn time reconciling different versions of the same data, which delays fund closes and investor reporting. Ellis connects to the systems and documents a firm already uses, builds a reconciled, source-verifiable data foundation, flags discrepancies, and deploys purpose-built AI agents (under human supervision) for tasks like portfolio monitoring, closing the books at month-end, and preparing LP reports.
Why this matters
First Round leading, with an angel roster of Mellody Hobson, Josh Kushner, and Immad Akhund, is serious validation. The real signal is founder Ryan Williams: he co-founded Cadre with the Kushners in 2014, raised $160M+, and reached an $800M valuation. He's explicit that at Cadre he saw the front end of private markets modernize while the operating infrastructure underneath stayed fragmented — the gap Ellis attacks. First Round's Josh Kopelman notes fintech innovation focused on the front office while operational infrastructure barely changed.
Open roles at Ellis
4 positions we're tracking. Roles are re-checked daily and removed when filled.
Know when Ellis is hiring before anyone else
A role stays uncontested for about four days. Here's the window — and where we put you in it.
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Watching Ellis
0 applicantsRole spotted & verified
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250+Hiring outlook
Fresh $10M+ seed with a well-connected repeat founder; the money is going to expand the team and build platform capabilities across reconciliation, LP reporting, SBIC compliance, and document intelligence. Early stage means broad hiring, but as a seed the headcount will be lean and senior.
Working at Ellis
Ellis is AI-native operations platform for the private credit industry, founded in and now people. At this stage, expect opportunity to shape your role based on the company stage.
New York is where most Ellis positions are located.
How to actually get hired at Ellis
Why applying the normal way doesn't work
Ellis has an ATS but the real pipeline is referrals → sourced → recruiter picks → cold apps. You can still get through, but know where you stand.
Who to contact at Ellis
What to show them
Show you can build data-reconciliation and document-intelligence systems that handle messy financial data from many sources. Experience with fund administration, loan servicing, or accounting/GL systems is a major edge; so is building supervised AI-agent workflows.
A cold email that works at Ellis
What Ellis screens for
Referencing Williams' Cadre background and the specific pain (reconciling fund-admin outputs, GLs, loan-servicing systems to close the books) shows you understand the wedge. Knowing it's supervised AI agents on a reconciled data foundation, not full autonomy, signals real domain sense.
Tailor your CV to the specific Ellis role rather than sending a general one. Applications that mirror the language of the job description clear automated filters at a materially higher rate.
Don't make these mistakes
Don't treat this as generic 'AI for fintech' — private credit ops (fund admin, LP reporting, SBIC compliance, loan servicing) is a specific, unglamorous domain. Don't pitch front-office/consumer fintech experience as if it's the same; Ellis is deliberately back-office.
Mistakes that kill Ellis applications
Don't send the same CV you sent everywhere else. At people it's obvious, and it's the fastest rejection there is.
Nobody cares what you want. Start with First Round leading, with an angel roster of Mellody Hobson, Josh Kushner, and Immad Akhund, is serious validation and how you'd help.
Most AI applications get ghosted. A day-five follow-up can double your response rate.
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The Ellis interview process
4 stages · 14 days typical · take-home: yes · modelled from similar companies
We don't yet have verified candidate reports for Ellis. What follows is the typical process for a -person AI company — treat it as a model, not confirmed detail.
Interview stages
Recruiter Screen
Phone or video · 30 min
Basic qualification and logistics
Recruiter or HR
Hiring Manager Interview
Video call · 45 min
Role fit and experience deep-dive
Hiring manager
Technical/Functional Round
Video call · 60 min
Skills assessment and problem-solving
Team members
Final Round
In-person or video · 60 min
Culture fit and cross-functional alignment
Senior leadership
Ellis take-home assignment
Ellis includes a take-home exercise in their interview process. For AI roles, this typically involves a practical problem that takes 2-4 hours. Focus on clean, working code over premature optimization. They're evaluating how you think and communicate, not just the solution.
Ellis interview timeline
Ellis runs about days from first contact to offer. The median for AI companies at people is 14 days, so Ellis is about average than most.
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How many jobs does Ellis have open?
We're tracking 4 active openings at Ellis (verified July 2026).
Does Ellis hire remotely?
Currently, Ellis only has in-office roles in New York.
What roles is Ellis hiring for?
Ellis is hiring across Engineering, Product. The most recent opening is Founding Engineer.
How do I apply for a job at Ellis?
Click through to apply, or see our detailed guide on landing a job at Ellis.
Does Ellis respond to cold emails?
We haven't verified response rates at Ellis yet.
Who is the hiring manager at Ellis?
At this size, hiring is usually run by the hiring manager.
How competitive is it to get hired at Ellis?
Roles at -person AI companies typically draw 100-250 applicants in the first two weeks. Applying inside 72 hours of a posting going live is the single biggest lever you control.
How many rounds is the Ellis interview?
4 stages: Recruiter Screen, Hiring Manager Interview, Technical/Functional Round, Final Round.
Is the Ellis interview hard?
The interview emphasizes technical depth and system design over abstract problems. Hardest stage: Technical Interview.
Does Ellis give a take-home task?
Yes, Ellis includes a take-home assignment.
How long does Ellis take to get back to you?
Around 14 days across the full process.
What should I prepare for the Ellis interview?
Study technical depth and system design. At this size (), they care about self-sufficiency over textbook knowledge.
Where is Ellis based?
Ellis is headquartered in New York, US.
Get Ellis roles before they're posted
A role stays uncontested for about four days. Here's the window — and where we put you in it.
From $9/month, cancel any time.
Watching Ellis
0 applicantsRole spotted & verified
1You get the alert
1You've applied
~8Hits the job boards
250+