Sr Software Engineer, Core Product

Salient; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous 401(k)

Catered lunches

Job summary

Salient is seeking a Software Engineer - Core Product to enhance their AI platform for loan servicing. This role requires 4+ years in software engineering with strong Python skills, plus a track record in user-focused product development.

The ideal candidate will work collaboratively in the San Francisco office 4 days per week, focusing on both feature development and system optimization while ensuring compliance and customer satisfaction.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with a generous 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience required.
• Proven track record of shipping user-focused products.
• Ability to work from the San Francisco office 4 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Develop complete features across frontend and backend layers.
• Write clean and efficient code with test coverage.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues across the technology stack.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Python proficiency

User-focused product development

Cross-functional collaboration

Empathy for user needs

Experience building scalable systems

Job description

About Us

We’re building the AI infrastructure powering the future of financial operations - starting with automating the most painful and complex workflows in loan servicing.

• Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, with $65M raised in Series A funding.
• 8-figure ARR < 2 years already serving > 20% of the auto lending industry, and processing millions of real customer calls and transactions daily.
• Fully deployed with major financial institutions - not just PoCs.
• We are expanding into new financial services segments!
• In-person office culture in San Francisco, CA.

We're fully integrated with our customers, own the full stack, and are moving fast to bring modern AI into regulated industries where precision, reliability, and performance matter most.

About the Role

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.

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
• 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 Have

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

At Salient, we’re building at the edge of AI - fast, focused, and with real ownership. Sprints and major launches move quickly, and we look for people who are energized by that pace and ready to collaborate in person 4 days a week in our San Francisco office with a start time of 8:00 AM.

We also offer a benefits package designed to support our full-time employees: medical, dental, and vision coverage, a generous 401(k), and catered lunches.

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