Sr Software Engineer, Core Product

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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