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Infrastructure Engineer

Salient · SF Headquarters · On-site

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About Salient

Salient automates collections, servicing, regulatory audit, insurance claims, and dispute resolution for consumer lenders. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.

About the role

We're looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to architect and own the systems that power Salient at scale. This is a high-impact IC role focused on infrastructure engineering. You'll define how we build, deploy, and operate the infrastructure that processes millions of real financial transactions and customer interactions daily. You'll set the technical direction for reliability, scalability, and developer velocity across the stack to make sure the platform can support whatever we're building next.

More about this role

Salient builds AI agents for regulated financial services. Our agents automate loan servicing, compliance, collections, recovery, insurance claims, and disputes for banks, captives, and specialty lenders.

Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, with $75M raised in Series A funding

Cash flow positive and profitable, with mid eight figure ARR achieved in under two years

Already serving more than 20% of the auto lending industry

Processing millions of real customer calls and transactions every day

Fully deployed in production with major financial institutions

Actively expanding into new financial services segments

Building together in person in San Francisco

We are deeply integrated with our customers, own the full technology stack, and move quickly to bring modern AI into regulated industries where precision, reliability, and performance matter.

We're looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to architect and own the systems that power Salient at scale. This is a high-impact IC role focused on infrastructure engineering. You'll define how we build, deploy, and operate the infrastructure that processes millions of real financial transactions and customer interactions daily. You'll set the...

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