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Recruiting From Scratch

Software Engineer, Platform

Recruiting From Scratch, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Title:

Software Engineer, Platform Location:

San Francisco, CA Company Stage of Funding:

High-growth venture-backed startup Office Type:

Hybrid (3 days/week in SF) Salary:

$160K – $280K + competitive equity

Company Description Our client is a rapidly scaling AI company building next-generation compliance automation for global financial institutions. Their platform processes millions of mission-critical risk and compliance workflows each month for major fintechs and regulated institutions. With strong investor backing, a fast-growing engineering organization, and a pivotal market opportunity, this is an ideal moment for high-impact engineers to join and shape core infrastructure during a major expansion phase.

What You Will Do

Build backend services and APIs that securely handle large volumes of concurrent requests.

Architect end-to-end pipelines for data ingestion, evaluation, and delivery across compliance workflows.

Develop and maintain long-running, stateful workflows using modern orchestration tools.

Design, optimize, and maintain PostgreSQL schemas and queries for high-scale, high-integrity systems.

Own CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, deployment workflows, and observability initiatives.

Collaborate closely with engineering leadership to uphold >99.9% availability targets.

Contribute across the platform as a generalist backend engineer, driving impact in a fast-moving environment.

Ideal Candidate Background

3–8 years of backend engineering experience.

Strong proficiency with TypeScript/Node.js or Python.

Experience building backend services, APIs, and production-grade infrastructure.

Proven contributions to systems used at scale — ideally in high-growth startups or major tech environments.

Depth in PostgreSQL: schema design, query tuning, performance optimization.

Hands‑on experience with CI/CD, observability, debugging, and production readiness.

Thrives in an ownership‑driven engineering culture with high autonomy.

Comfortable working onsite in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Preferred

Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Temporal, Airflow, Prefect, Cadence).

Exposure to cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Familiarity with containerization and devops tooling (Docker, GitHub Actions, infrastructure-as-code).

Background in compliance, fintech, or data‑intensive systems (not required).

Ability to move quickly while maintaining reliability, safety, and clarity in design.

Compensation, Benefits, and Other Details

Base Salary:

$160K – $280K

Equity:

Competitive equity package

Work Setup:

Hybrid — 3 days/week onsite in San Francisco

Employment Type:

Full-time

Visa:

Transfer visas may be considered; full sponsorship available for exceptional candidates

Team:

Join a highly talented engineering team during a major growth phase with multiple open roles

Interview Process:

Streamlined onsite process designed for speed while maintaining rigor

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