Salient is hiring a Sr Software Engineer, Product

TechTwitter.io; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Salient is seeking a Sr Software Engineer, Product in San Francisco to reshape loan servicing with AI. You will build and enhance our platform automating payments, fraud prevention, and customer support.

You will own both the 0→1 MVP development and the 1→10 growth and scaling of a product, balancing technical excellence with user needs and business goals while collaborating with customers and teams in regulated financial services.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Python proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop complete features across 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.

Skills

Python

Software engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

About Us Salient builds AI agents for regulated financial services. Our agents automate loan servicing, compliance, collections, recovery, insurance claims, and disputes for banks, captives, and specialty lenders.

We are:

• Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, with $75M raised in Series A funding
• Cash flow positive and profitable, with mid eight figure ARR achieved in under two years
• Already serving more than 20% of the auto lending industry
• Processing millions of real customer calls and transactions every day
• Fully deployed in production with major financial institutions
• Actively expanding into new financial services segments
• Building together in person in San Francisco

We are deeply integrated with our customers, own the full technology stack, and move quickly to bring modern AI into regulated industries where precision, reliability, and performance matter.

About the Role

We're seeking a Sr Software Engineer, 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.

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

Requirements

• 4+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong Python proficiency