FinTech AML/KYC Compliance Engineer

Rain; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited time off

Flexible working

Health/dental/vision plans

401(k) with company match

Equity plan

Rain Cards

Wellness spending

Job summary

Rain is seeking a Compliance Engineering Specialist to bridge regulatory obligations and technical systems. You’ll collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Engineering to embed AML, KYC, BSA, and related regulations into Rain’s platform.

Key activities include translating regulatory requirements into technical specs, designing and maintaining compliance systems, and supporting regulatory exams and audits. A fintech compliance background with Python/SQL experience is valuable.

Qualifications

• :Translate regulatory requirements into technical specifications for engineering teams.
• :Design, build, and maintain compliance-related systems and controls, including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence workflows.
• :Review technical implementations for regulatory gaps, and own remediation efforts when gaps are identified.
• :Develop and maintain compliance analytics, data quality controls, data reconciliation processes to support monitoring, regulatory reporting, and audit readiness.
• :Serve as the technical subject-matter expert during regulatory exams, audits, and third-party assessments.
• :Stay current on evolving regulatory requirements in the US and key international markets, and proactively surface changes that require engineering action.
• :Write and maintain technical compliance documentation, runbooks, and policies.
• :Support SARs, CTRs, and other regulatory reporting workflows from a systems and data integrity standpoint.

Responsibilities

• Translate regulatory requirements into clear technical specifications for engineering teams.
• Partner with product and engineering to design, build, and maintain compliance-related systems and controls, including transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence workflows.
• Review technical implementations for regulatory gaps, and own remediation efforts when gaps are identified.
• Develop and maintain compliance analytics, data quality controls, data reconciliation processes to support monitoring, regulatory reporting, and audit readiness.
• Serve as the technical subject-matter expert during regulatory exams, audits, and third-party assessments.
• Stay current on evolving regulatory requirements in the US and key international markets, and proactively surface changes that require engineering action.
• Write and maintain technical compliance documentation, runbooks, and policies.
• Support SARs, CTRs, and other regulatory reporting workflows from a systems and data integrity standpoint.

Skills

Compliance engineering

Python

SQL

Regulatory requirements

Technical communication

Data analytics

Tools

Transaction monitoring systems

Identity verification workflows

Watchlist screening tools

Job description

Rain is seeking a Compliance Engineering Specialist to bridge regulatory obligations and technical systems. You’ll collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Engineering to embed AML, KYC, BSA, and related regulations into Rain’s platform.

Key activities include translating regulatory requirements into technical specs, designing and maintaining compliance systems, and supporting regulatory exams and audits. A fintech compliance background with Python/SQL experience is valuable.