Senior Software Engineer
Sardine
Category: EngineeringSubcategory: Backend EngineeringType: Full-time
Who we are:
We are a leader in fraud prevention and AML compliance. Our platform uses device intelligence, behavior biometrics, machine learning, and AI to stop fraud before it happens. Today, over 300 banks, retailers, and fintechs worldwide use Sardine to stop identity fraud, payment fraud, account takeovers, and social engineering scams. We have raised $145M from world-class investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Activant, Visa, Experian, FIS, and Google Ventures.
Our culture:
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We have hubs in the Bay Area, NYC, Austin, Toronto, and São Paulo. However, we maintain a remote-first work culture. #WorkFromAnywhere
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We hire talented, self-motivated individuals with extreme ownership and high growth orientation.
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We value performance and not hours worked. We believe you shouldn't have to miss your family dinner, your kid's school play, friends get-together, or doctor's appointments for the sake of adhering to an arbitrary work schedule.
Location: 524 Broadway, Floor 10, New York, NY 10012. This position may be performed 100% remotely from anywhere within the United States.
Position Duties: Design, implement, and maintain high-performance backend services built in Golang and deployed across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS, ensuring systems are robust and optimized for reliability and long-term maintainability; Collaborate with business stakeholders for development of compliance-focused products used by banks, fintechs, and other financial institutions, including products focused on financial risk, reconciliation, and fraud detection; Build and Implement API’s for banking or payment systems. Partner with cross-functional engineering and product teams to coordinate development efforts; Develop, refine, and maintain user-facing technical documentation, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and accessibility to support users; Own the full product lifecycle, including design, implementation, and end-to-end testing, using Cypress, Junit, or Mockito, ensuring reliable delivery, continuous improvement, and adherence to high quality standards throughout each development phase.
Requirements: Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field; plus 1 year of experience required in the following:
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Integrating/Building API’s for banking or payment systems
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Building products focused on financial risk, reconciliation, or fraud
detection
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Web Backend Development
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Developing production application using Go (Golang)
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Implementing end-to-end test automation using Cypress, Junit, or Mockito
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AWS Cloud
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Core banking integrations
Compensation: $170,000 per year
**Apply to:
**Sierra Chantal,524 Broadway, Floor 10, New York, NY, 10012
(415) 302-2424
sierra@sardine.ai
Benefits we offer:
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Generous compensation in cash and equity
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Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
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Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
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Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
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Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific
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4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific
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MacBook Pro delivered to your door
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One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
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Monthly meal stipend
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Monthly social meet-up stipend
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Annual health and wellness stipend
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Annual Learning stipend
Join a fast-growing company with world-class professionals from around the world. If you are seeking a meaningful career, you found the right place, and we would love to hear from you.
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Sardine
WebsiteSardine is the leading agentic risk platform to fight financial crime.
Sardine is a premier agentic risk platform dedicated to combating financial crime. Its comprehensive fraud and AML solutions consolidate data from risk teams to enable real-time fraud detection and optimize AML processes. Trusted by companies such as FIS, GoDaddy, Deel, Checkout, and Brex, Sardine helps enhance security and build trust in their offerings. More information is available at sardine.ai.
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