Sea Search · 1 month ago
Member of Technical Staff Backend
Sea Search is a company automating compliance for banks and fintechs using AI agents. The Member of Technical Staff (Backend) will build and maintain backend and ML systems, handling large-scale data and compliance edge cases while collaborating with a small team to push the frontier of AI agents in production environments.
Human Resources
Responsibilities
Architect and ship backend systems used by AI agents
Build ML/agent pipelines, distributed inference, and automation frameworks
Own features vertically: design → build → test → deploy → iterate
Handle large-scale data, global risk signals, and compliance edge cases
Experiment with frontier AI models and agentic architectures
Collaborate directly with founders, researchers, and customers
Qualification
Required
2–8+ years of software engineering experience
Strong backend engineering background (Python preferred)
Experience with AWS, distributed systems, or ML pipelines
Proven track record of shipping production systems
Strong communication skills and ability to operate with minimal process
Comfortable interacting with clients when needed
Preferred
4-8 years of software engineering experience
Experience with browser automation or computer vision
Background in distributed inference and optimization on AWS systems
Experience building transactional or financial systems
Familiarity with LLM systems and deep research pipelines
Prior founder or early-stage startup experience
Competitive programming background
Open-source contributions or strong GitHub projects
Experience in AML/KYC/financial crime domains
Benefits
Lunch, dinner & snacks at the office
Comprehensive healthcare
Unlimited PTO
Annual company offsite (last: Mexico)
Paid relocation + 1 month temporary housing
Latest tech + multiple monitors
Company
Sea Search
We know firsthand how hard it is to scale a company—because we’ve done it.
Funding
Current Stage
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