# Software Engineer, Product at Salient

- Company: Salient
- What the company does: Salient automates collections, servicing, regulatory audit, insurance claims, and dispute resolution for consumer lenders. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.trysalient.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: SF Headquarters
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-12
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/salient/a213eea8-ef18-40cb-b693-67ca3900c7fb
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/salient-software-engineer-product/

## About the role

We're seeking a Software Engineer, Product to work directly with our customers to implement our technology and build any required customizations. In this role, you will apply your problem-solving ability, creativity, and technical skills to be a customer’s first resource for implementing AI agents in their company. This role is critical in helping us deliver reliable, compliant, and efficient customer service solutions to millions of borrowers.

## What they're looking for

- Relevant college and post-college work experience in a fast moving work environment
- Customer-facing polish, with ability to extract requirements and run discovery - strong communicator
- Ownership mindset — someone who treats every deployment like a mission-critical project
- Strong hands on coder with proven proficiency in programming languages in either Python, Typescript or Javascript
- Excellence in technical documentation and cross-team communication
- Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical customers, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving objectives and many iterations with customers

Tags: Engineering