# Software Engineer (Full Stack) at Kobalt Labs

- Company: Kobalt Labs (YC S23)
- What the company does: AI-powered risk and compliance for financial institutions. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.kobaltlabs.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York City
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kobalt-labs/jobs/NpKtQhi-software-engineer-full-stack
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/kobalt-labs-software-engineer-full-stack/

## About the role

Engineers at Kobalt own products end-to-end, from understanding the customer problem and shaping the technical approach through building, shipping, and operating the solution in production.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of software engineering experience building production web applications
- Strong experience building modern, interactive frontend applications and the backend systems that support them
- Excellent product and UX judgment, particularly for complex or data-dense applications
- Strong understanding of frontend architecture, application state, APIs, data modeling, and relational databases
- Ability to take a product problem from initial concept through technical design, implementation, and production
- High attention to detail and a strong bar for the quality, performance, and usability of what you ship

Tags: Engineering