Hummingbird · 2 months ago
Senior Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelHummingbird is a remote-first, fully distributed team dedicated to fighting financial crime through innovative software solutions. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Team, you will design and deliver AI features that enhance customer experiences and ensure system scalability and security.
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Responsibilities
Write code to fight financial crime: First and foremost, our software engineers use their skills to serve our shared mission
Build AI features end-to-end. You’ll design, implement, and ship features that span from retrieval and tool calling to production-ready user experiences—with a strong focus on measurement, observability, and real-world performance
Scale for impact. You’ll architect and deliver systems that handle high data volumes and complex workflows with reliability and speed, ensuring our AI features are as resilient and efficient as they are powerful
Enhance trust and transparency. You’ll improve grounding quality with permission-safe retrieval, citations, and evaluations that make AI outputs auditable and dependable
Optimize for experience. You’ll drive latency and cost improvements where they matter most—creating fast, seamless interactions for our users
Shape the product and strategy. You’ll collaborate closely with Product and Design from discovery through iteration, helping define what AI can do for our customers. Great ideas come from everywhere, and your voice will help shape where we go next
Qualification
Required
Experience that matters. You've shipped AI or ML-powered products to real users (ideally with retrieval-augmented generation and tool calling) and are excited to keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible
Safety first. You care deeply about quality, testing, and security—because trust and reliability are non-negotiable foundations of scalable systems
Curiosity and creativity. You love learning new technologies, exploring unfamiliar domains, and turning complex ideas into elegant, understandable solutions
Purpose-driven builder. You want to use your technical skills to create something meaningful—AI that helps make the world's financial systems safer and more transparent
Strong engineering fundamentals. You bring solid backend experience, data fluency, and operational maturity to every project
Iterative mindset. You enjoy refining ideas, incorporating feedback, and improving through collaboration
Product intuition and communication. You think beyond code, partnering effectively with Product and Design to build features that delight and empower users
Preferred
Experience with OpenSearch or other vector databases
Snowflake
Evaluation frameworks like Langfuse
Familiarity with fintech and compliance domains
Benefits
Competitive compensation including cash and equity.
Awesome health, vision & dental benefits, and 401k.
Company
Hummingbird
Hummingbird is a technology company that provides solutions to enhance anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing investigations.
Founded in 2016
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Hummingbird has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2022 (4)
2021 (1)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$41.21MKey Investors
Battery VenturesFlourish VenturesHomebrew
2021-11-24Series B· $30M
2020-07-16Series A· $8.2M
2018-10-22Seed· $3.01M
Leadership Team
Joe Robinson
Co-Founder & CEO
Matthew Van Buskirk
Co Founder and CEO, Regulatory
Recent News
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