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Senior Backend Engineer (Founding Member of Technical Staff) - AI-Driven Lending Systems

trimah technologies llc • San Francisco Bay Area
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Architect and own core distributed systems for a YC-backed AI company automating consumer lending, focusing on sub-700ms latency, event-driven architectures, and scalable backend solutions. Design and optimize production-grade systems that evolve with customer interactions, with a bias toward rebuilding inefficient systems. Requires deep expertise in distributed systems, Python, and Kubernetes.

Key Highlights
Architect and rebuild core distributed systems for high-velocity AI-driven lending platform
Own end-to-end backend infrastructure with sub-700ms latency and event-driven architecture
Set engineering culture and standards for a founding team in a high-growth, compliance-heavy environment
Key Responsibilities
Design and architect core distributed systems with sub-700ms latency requirements
Build and optimize event-driven architectures for real-time AI-driven lending workflows
Own database design, performance optimization, and fault tolerance for high-scale systems
Rebuild inefficient systems with defensible architectural improvements
Set engineering culture and standards for a founding team in a fast-moving environment
Technical Skills Required
Python Distributed Systems Kubernetes
Benefits & Perks
$150,000 to $275,000 annual base salary
Visa sponsorship (H-1B, TN, O-1)
Relocation assistance possible
Nice to Have
Experience with AI/voice infrastructure (e.g., Deepgram, ElevenLabs)
Compliance-heavy production systems (FDCPA, RESPA, TILA, HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI)
Sub-second latency systems (e.g., voice AI, HFT, ad-serving)

Job Description

Hiring: Member of Technical Staff (founding engineer) 4 seats · San Francisco · $150k to $275k base

The company: a YC-backed AI company automating consumer lending. Over $1 billion in payments processed, ~$6M revenue this year, real-time AI voice running inside top-10 US mortgage lenders. This hire architects and owns the core systems: sub-700ms latency, event-driven architecture, systems that improve with every customer interaction. The archetype is the engineer who walks in, has an opinion on how it should be built, and starts rebuilding it.

Requirements

3+ years professional engineering, strong Python fundamentals

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