Staff Engineer - AI-Driven Merchant Onboarding

United States Digital Space LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 235,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Chicago seeks a Staff Engineer for Customer Onboarding to lead the merchant activation journey using AI and LLMs. You will design a zero-friction onboarding experience, align Risk, Operations and Product teams, and build scalable, resilient systems.

The role emphasizes entrepreneurial autonomy in a global organization, focusing on KYC, identity verification, and high-concurrency Java APIs to accelerate activation while meeting regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience building resilient distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of KYC, identity verification, and regulated data handling.
• Proficient in Java and high-concurrency API architectures.
• Experience or interest in production-grade AI interfaces powered by LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Drive Activation Velocity by architecting global onboarding systems and scalable merchant lifecycle flow.
• Bridge policy and code by designing real-time compliance conversations and risk handling.
• Shape product strategy with engineering and product teams to accelerate onboarding and resolve bottlenecks.
• Mentor engineers to standardize compliant, high-performance user journeys across regions.

Skills

Systems Architect

Compliance

Java APIs

LLM Interfaces

Autonomous Leadership

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Chicago seeks a Staff Engineer for Customer Onboarding to lead the merchant activation journey using AI and LLMs. You will design a zero-friction onboarding experience, align Risk, Operations and Product teams, and build scalable, resilient systems.

The role emphasizes entrepreneurial autonomy in a global organization, focusing on KYC, identity verification, and high-concurrency Java APIs to accelerate activation while meeting regulatory standards.