Sr Software Engineer, Product

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
• 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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