SentiLink

Build and optimize data infrastructure and scalable ETL/ELT pipelines while maintaining data observability and collaborating with product teams. | 5+ years in software or data engineering with Python or Golang proficiency and expertise in distributed data processing, AWS, and database optimization. | SentiLink provides innovative identity and risk solutions, empowering institutions and individuals to transaction with confidence. We’re building the future of identity verification in the United States replacing a clunky, ineffective, and expensive status quo with solutions that are 10x faster, smarter, and more accurate. We’ve seen tremendous traction and are growing extremely quickly. Our real-time APIs have helped verify hundreds of millions of identities, starting with financial services and rapidly expanding into new markets. SentiLink is backed by world-class investors including Craft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, NYCA, and Max Levchin. We’ve earned recognition from TechCrunch, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Business Insider, PYMNTS, American Banker, LendIt, and have been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 list every year since 2023. Last but not least, we’ve even made history - we were the first company to go live with the eCBSV and testified before the United States House of Representatives on the future of identity. SentiLink supports a variety of ways to work, ranging from fully remote to in-office. We operate as a digital-first company with strong collaboration across the U.S. and India. We maintain physical offices in Austin, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago in the U.S., and in Gurugram (Delhi) and Bengaluru in India. If you’re located near one of these offices, we would love for you to spend time in the office regularly. Some roles are hybrid or in-office by design. For example, our engineering team in India works primarily from our Gurugram office. Role: As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Platform team at SentiLink, you will own the data infrastructure components that support the SentiLink suite of products. You will work with product, engineering, and data science teams across the company to build, enhance and modify the data platform that powers our fraud detection products. You have outstanding programming skills and are proficient in our technology stack and pick up new technologies quickly as we evolve. This is a remote, US-based role. Technologies: Python, Golang, PostgreSQL (RDS), OpenSearch, Redshift, EMR, Spark, Docker, Lambda, AWS technologies Responsibilities: Build, expand, and optimize data infrastructure in order to create the most accurate dataset of identities and their relationships Develop and operate secure, scalable, and reliable data ingestion and ETL/ELT pipelines that meet product requirements Design and maintain a data observability framework to ensure our data meets strict quality and freshness standards Optimize data storage layer and build/maintain interfaces to enable scalable and fast data access to our data stores Collaborate with product teams (squads) supporting their data platform needs for smooth delivery of existing and new products Participate in call rotation for production issues, along with the rest of engineering Mentor junior engineers and contribute to our evolving engineering best practices Drive innovation by actively participating in our hackathons and doing proof of concepts Develop functional subject matter expertise within various areas of identity fraud domain Requirements: 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering or related field Proficient in in python or golang and related technologies and frameworks Expertise in building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines at scale leveraging distributed data processing technologies like spark, hadoop, kafka or similar technologies Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or GCP Deep understanding of different database technologies including but not limited to RDBMS (e.g. postgres), NoSQL (OpenSearch, vector DB), Columnar data stores etc. and experience with writing efficient queries and optimization techniques Experience building enterprise grade, scalable, containerized data services and frameworks on Kubernetes or similar platforms Working knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code and devops practices Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, interpersonal skills and a sense of humor (enjoy the journey) Self organized and ability to work independently and with ambiguity Experience working in a scrum / Agile development environment Bonus points if you have: Experience working with Spark/EMR Built streaming applications Experience with AWS technologies such as EKS, SQS/SNS, EMR, Redshift, S3 etc. Prior experience working in a fintech startup Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must live in the United States Compensation: $170,000/year - $240,000/year + equity + benefits Note: This salary range may be inclusive of multiple career levels, and the actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, and qualifications. Perks: Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents 401(k) plan with employer match (or equivalent for non US-based roles) Flexible paid time off Regular company-wide in-person events Home office stipend, and more! Corporate Values: Follow Through Deep Understanding Whatever It Takes Do Something Smart

Lead and grow a backend/platform engineering team responsible for powering core products and external APIs, driving technical direction, ensuring system reliability and scalability, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. | 3-5+ years of engineering management experience leading backend or platform teams, strong background as senior or staff-level backend engineer, proficiency in Golang or Python, and deep knowledge of distributed systems. | SentiLink provides innovative identity and risk solutions, empowering institutions and individuals to transaction with confidence. We’re building the future of identity verification in the United States replacing a clunky, ineffective, and expensive status quo with solutions that are 10x faster, smarter, and more accurate. We’ve seen tremendous traction and are growing extremely quickly. Our real-time APIs have helped verify hundreds of millions of identities, starting with financial services and rapidly expanding into new markets. SentiLink is backed by world-class investors including Craft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, NYCA, and Max Levchin. We’ve earned recognition from TechCrunch, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Business Insider, PYMNTS, American Banker, LendIt, and have been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 list every year since 2023. Last but not least, we’ve even made history - we were the first company to go live with the eCBSV and testified before the United States House of Representatives on the future of identity. SentiLink supports a variety of ways to work, ranging from fully remote to in-office. We operate as a digital-first company with strong collaboration across the U.S. and India. We maintain physical offices in Austin, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago in the U.S., and in Gurugram (Delhi) and Bengaluru in India. If you’re located near one of these offices, we would love for you to spend time in the office regularly. Some roles are hybrid or in-office by design. For example, our engineering team in India works primarily from our Gurugram office. Role: We’re looking for a strong Engineering Manager to lead a backend/platform-focused engineering team responsible for powering SentiLink’s core products. This team owns the backend systems, external APIs, and services that power these experiences, as well as the technical foundation that ensures the product is scalable, reliable, and secure. You will lead a small but growing team of engineers responsible for building API-driven systems, evolving our platform architecture, and enabling product teams to move quickly with confidence. This role sits at the intersection of backend platform development, technical architecture, and people leadership. You’ll partner closely with product, data science, infrastructure, and front-end engineering teams to deliver high-quality systems in a fast-moving environment. We are looking for a manager who is fundamentally a strong backend engineer and enjoys staying close to technical work, contributing to architecture, guiding design decisions, and unblocking complex systems challenges. This is a remote, US-based position. Technologies: React, Golang, Python, PostgreSQL (RDS), Docker, OpenSearch, AWS technologies (Lambda, Cognito and other standard services) Responsibilities: Lead and grow a team of backend/platform engineers building the systems that power Intercept and other critical applications Drive execution across planning, prioritization, and delivery with a focus on reliability and scalability Own the technical direction of backend services and APIs, ensuring systems are secure, performant, and maintainable Partner with product and front-end teams to translate product requirements into robust backend architectures Collaborate with data science to productionize models and integrate decisioning systems into APIs and workflows Work closely with infrastructure to improve system reliability, observability, and developer experience Contribute to architectural decisions and guide the long-term evolution of our platform Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and operational excellence Support incident response and ensure systems meet SLA expectations Hire, mentor, and develop engineers while maintaining a high hiring bar Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement Contribute to code and technical problem-solving as needed Requirements: 3-5+ years of engineering management experience leading backend or platform teams Strong background as a senior or staff-level backend engineer Deep experience building API-driven systems using languages like Golang, Python, or similar Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and system design Experience owning and evolving backend architecture in production environments Track record of shipping complex, customer-facing or platform systems Comfortable leading technical discussions and diving into implementation details Experience working in fast-paced, startup or growth-stage environments Experience building platforms that support product teams (internal APIs, shared services, developer tooling) preferred Familiarity with data-intensive systems, search (OpenSearch), or risk/decisioning systems preferred Experience in fintech or highly regulated environments preferred Compensation: $200,000/year - $240,000/year + equity + benefits Perks: Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents 401(k) plan with employer match (or equivalent for non US-based roles) Flexible paid time off Regular company-wide in-person events Home office stipend, and more! Corporate Values: Follow Through Deep Understanding Whatever It Takes Do Something Smart

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will develop standards, processes, tooling, and systems for the SentiLink platform. You will collaborate with various teams to improve system reliability and efficiency. | Candidates should have 4+ years of relevant experience and familiarity with AWS cloud infrastructure and managing infrastructure as code. Experience with cloud networking, observability platforms, and secure container orchestration is also preferred. | About us: SentiLink provides innovative identity and risk solutions, empowering institutions and individuals to transact confidently with one another. By building the future of identity verification in the United States and reinventing the currently clunky, ineffective, and expensive process, we believe strongly that the future will be 10x better. We’ve had tremendous traction and are growing extremely quickly. Already our real-time APIs have helped verify hundreds of millions of identities, beginning with financial services. In 2021, we raised a $70M Series B round, led by Craft Ventures to rapidly scale our best in class products. We’ve earned coverage and awards from TechCrunch, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Business Insider, PYMNTS, American Banker, LendIt, and have been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 list consecutively since 2023. Last but not least, we’ve even been a part of history -- we were the first company to go live with the eCBSV and testified before the United States House of Representatives. About the Opportunity: As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll be responsible for the development of standards, processes, tooling, and systems that serve as the foundation of the SentiLink platform. We’re looking for someone driven towards improving the reliability and efficiency of our systems, services, and engineering teams. You will work closely with the Engineering, Data Science, and Analytics teams to understand their needs and pain points, and to build systems and tools to improve their velocity, reliability, efficiency, and visibility. The optimal candidate will have a bias towards secure solutions that follow engineering best practice. Technologies: Python, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift, etc.), Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CICD, observability tooling (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, SumoLogic), OpenSearch, and Linux This is a remote, US-based role. Responsibilities: Construct infrastructure as code. Develop and enforce best practice across configurations while preventing drift between Terraform configurations and infrastructure deployments Design infrastructure that enables Engineering, Data Science, and Analytics to rapidly perform software development and data processing Implement monitoring tools, dashboards, and functionalities for a variety of services and operations across SentiLink’s infrastructure and software platform Design, implement, and maintain scalable DevOps and CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployment, infrastructure provisioning, and system monitoring, ensuring high availability and efficient development workflows Formulate strategies and execute solutions for cloud identity and access management Collaborate with the SRE and security teams to maintain secure, up-to-date infrastructure in our cloud environment Supervise and monitor platform costs, working cross-functionally to keep costs in line with corporate financial expectations Oversee, develop, and operate Kubernetes and service mesh infrastructure, ensuring smooth performance and reliability Investigate operational alerts, pinpoint root causes, and compile comprehensive root cause analysis reports. Pursue action items relentlessly until they are thoroughly completed Conduct in-depth examinations of database operational issues, actively developing and improving database architecture, schema, and configuration for enhanced performance and reliability Requirements: 4+ years of relevant work experience Familiarity with AWS cloud infrastructure, managing infrastructure as code, and cloud identity and access management Experience developing cloud networking infrastructure, including DNS, CDNs, load balancers, VPCs, subnets, and security groups Experience with scaling and migrating production systems with little to no downtime Experience managing observability platforms, building monitoring dashboards, and configuring high quality, actionable alerting Experience working on software delivery pipelines (CI/CD) and DevOps tooling a plus Background in building secure container orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes is a plus Experience operating enterprise-size databases. Postgres, Aurora, Redshift, and OpenSearch experience is a plus Experience with Python or Golang is a plus Hands on with development and testing of distributed systems at scale is a big plus Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must live in the United States Salary Range: $145,000/year - $200,000/year + equity + benefits Perks: Employer paid group health insurance for you and your dependents 401(k) plan with employer match (or equivalent for non US-based roles) Flexible paid time off Regular company-wide in-person events Home office stipend, and more! Corporate Values: Follow Through Deep Understanding Whatever It Takes Do Something Smart