Senior Software Engineer - Core Product

Salient•San Francisco, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

We're seeking a Software Engineer - Core Product to help us reshape how millions of loans are serviced through artificial intelligence. As a Product Engineer at Salient, you'll build and enhance our AI platform that automates and improves every aspect of loan servicing - from payment processing to fraud prevention to customer support. You will be responsible for both the 0→1 MVP development and the 1→10 growth and scaling of a product. You'll work directly on features that help lenders better serve their customers while improving compliance and reducing risk.

Requirements

4+ years of software engineering experience
Strong Python proficiency
Proven track record of shipping user-focused products
Excellence in cross-functional collaboration and communication
Deep empathy for user needs and passion for user experience
Enjoy being hacky - getting something out to the customer as soon as possible
Experience building scalable systems
We’re hiring for full stack and backend roles
Ability to work 4 days a week from our San Francisco office (open to candidates willing to relocate)

Nice To Haves

Experience in highly regulated industry
Combination of both big tech and start-up experience
Knowledge of auto loan servicing

Responsibilities

Develop complete features across both frontend and backend layers of our application
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code with appropriate test coverage
Troubleshoot and debug complex issues across the technology stack
Optimize application performance and scalability
Own both product manager and software engineer responsibilities
Balance technical considerations with user needs and business goals
Incorporate customer feedback into product and features