Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sardine is the leading agentic risk platform for fighting financial crime. They are seeking a backend-focused Staff Software Engineer to own and lead the development of their compliance and financial crime prevention platform, involving designing, building, and maintaining critical systems for KYC onboarding, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement robust, efficient, and reliable backend services for KYC workflows, sanctions screening engines, and alert management systems
• Build and optimize case management and alert creation pipelines that enable investigators to efficiently review and disposition suspicious activity
• Develop and maintain integrations with regulatory reporting systems, including SAR filing and GoAML submissions
• Collaborate closely with compliance stakeholders, product teams, and other engineering teams to translate regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Contribute to developing new features and capabilities that enhance detection accuracy, reduce false positives, and streamline investigator workflows
• Craft and maintain technical documentation for compliance systems, ensuring auditability and facilitating regulatory examinations
• Play a pivotal role in shaping our company's engineering culture, ensuring the maintenance of high engineering standards across the organization

Skills

• A minimum of 7 years of proven experience as a Software Engineer specializing in web backend development and complex system integrations
• A track record of successfully delivering high-quality production services, particularly those involving high-throughput data processing and real-time screening
• Proficiency in Golang is a significant advantage
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services (AML/KYC), healthcare (HIPAA), background screening, payment security (PCI-DSS), or similar compliance-driven environments
• Familiarity with SAR/STR filing processes and GoAML or similar regulatory reporting formats
• Experience with case management systems, alert workflows, and investigation tooling

Benefits

• Offers Equity
• Generous compensation in cash and equity
• Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
• Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
• Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
• Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - •US and Canada specific•
• 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - •US and Canada specific•
• MacBook Pro delivered to your door
• One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.
• Monthly meal stipend
• Monthly social meet-up stipend
• Annual health and wellness stipend
• Annual Learning stipend

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