Software Engineer, Backend | Product Engineering - SF Only

As a Software Engineer, Backend at TRM Labs, you'll build reliable and scalable software used by all TRM customers while designing backend APIs with a deep understanding of customer experience and performance. You join the Product Engineering team, responsible for building features, frameworks, and functionalities for both external customers and internal-facing teams. As an early member of the team, you'll be deeply involved in technical details and operational processes to champion velocity, quality, and overall impact.

What you'll do

• Work on complex engineering problems that build technical skills alongside project management and soft skills
• Develop and maintain public APIs that are part of the API Product suite
• Collaborate with stakeholders to transform functional vision into a tangible roadmap with clear outcomes
• Support and enable internal business units through shared engineering services and functionalities
• Develop cross-functional relationships with stakeholders across the organization to understand and empower their mission end to end
• Design and build scalable systems, web applications, APIs, and services (backend is built in Node.js, but prior Node.js experience is not required)

What you bring

• Experience designing and building scalable systems, web applications, APIs, and services
• Understanding of storage systems such as relational databases like Postgres and analytical databases
• Demonstrated experience understanding customer pain points and bridging their needs to technical and product requirements
• A high degree of initiative and ownership, combined with the ability to navigate ambiguity and adapt quickly to change
• Exceptional ability to structure problems and identify the most critical issues to prioritize
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, verbally and in writing
• Experience working collaboratively in a cross-functional environment with a diverse group of people at all levels
• US Citizenship required

What we offer

• Base salary range of $180,000 to $210,000
• Eligibility to participate in TRM's equity plan
• Based in San Francisco office with expectation to work from the office at least three days per week

About TRM Labs

TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. TRM is a Series C company with $220M in total funding, backed by Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, and others. Headquartered in San Francisco, TRM operates as a distributed-first company with hubs in Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore.