Software Engineer, Core Product

Salient • San Francisco, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking a Software Engineer, Core Product (Product Engineer) 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

• 3+ 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
• 4 days in-person in San Francisco

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed