Software Engineer

Who We Are

Ballerine is a leading 
AI-native

risk platform that uncovers and stops scams, fraud, and other bad actors before they enter financial systems.

We scan and interpret the 
entire digital footprint

of a business - from websites and social media to hidden online mentions - revealing who they really are and whether they pose a risk.

Global fintech companies, financial institutions and payment providers rely on us to stop fraudsters running shell companies, selling counterfeit goods, or laundering money.

What We Do

• Expose Fraud and Scams:
  Identify high-risk merchants before they can transact.
• Map a Complete Digital Footprint:
  Deploy agents to collect and connect signals from websites, social media, marketplaces, and hard-to-find sources.
• Turn Data Into Decisions:
  Use LLMs to interpret unstructured information and deliver actionable risk assessments in seconds.
• All-in-One Risk Platform:
  Allow our customers to onboard legitimate businesses faster, block bad actors earlier, and stay compliant.

Tech Stack

, TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Temporal, Redis, Kubernetes, LLMs, advanced data ingestion pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Impact the
  architecture
  and design of our scalable services and products.
• Collaborate with the CTO to share responsibilities and drive technological
  innovation
  .
• Tackle high-scale challenges, including projects
  involving LLM and AI
  .
• Work with our clients directly, providing direct and real-world
  impact
  .
• Stay abreast of
  emerging technologies
  and evaluate their applicability to our products.

Qualifications

• Experience: 4+ years in software engineering with a focus on backend development.
• Curious, independent, and persistent - driven to solve hard problems.
• Experience in owning and delivering projects and features end to end.
• Strong proficiency in and TypeScript.
• Familiarity with AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes (K8s), and microservices architecture.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, cloud infrastructure, and database design.
• Problem-Solving, excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a team.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Bonus: Experience with open-source projects and contributions.

Why Join Us

• Cutting-Edge AI: Work with LLMs and AI agents in real-world, high-scale production
• Early-stage role with meaningful equity
• Direct Impact, No Layers:
  An
  8-person, flat, full-stack engineering team
  where everyone - including the CTO and VP R&D - is hands-on. Engineers make architectural decisions, influence product direction, and even launch new products from hackathon ideas.
• Greenfield Work:
  The vast majority of our work is building new systems, not maintaining legacy code.
• Technical Challenge at Scale:
  While our domain experts craft prompts, engineering focuses on
  scaling throughput, extending architecture, and making the platform resilient for enterprise clients worldwide
  .
• Culture That Builds and Learns:
• 2-week sprints with dedicated developer-experience goals.
• Bi-monthly off-sites to explore new technologies.
• Quarterly all-company hackathons.
• "
  Build the best system for now
  " - no over-engineering, but no throwaway prototypes either.
• Taking the Industry by Storm:
  Our team includes
  former VPs from Visa
  and
  Co-Founders/CEOs of competing companies
  , with direct connections to industry leaders. Combined with enterprise traction, Mastercard partnership, and YC & Team8 backing, we're positioned to become the default standard in fraud and scam prevention.

• Room to Grow:
  With rapid company growth, opportunities exist to take on
  technical leadership
  or
  managerial paths
  with direct mentorship from leadership.

• If you're excited about the opportunity to grow with Ballerine and play a vital role in shaping the future of fintech, we'd love to hear from you