Staff Software Engineer

About Saris AI

We're a San Francisco & Montreal based applied AI startup that's building the future of work in the banking industry. We are tackling a $100 billion/yr problem, doubling every quarter and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with multi-turn AI agentic systems

Our goal is to tackle the type of automation problems that require long-context reasoning, tool orchestration across legacy systems, and strict compliance loops: the ones without known answers.

We’ve shipped real agents that handle real customer workflows in production. With a growing customer base and live deployments, we’re scaling up fast and looking for deeply technical builders who want to have outsized impact early.

Our core engineering team is looking for a builder, a Staff Software Engineer who thrives in early-stage (ambiguous) environments. You’ve seen products through from v1 to scale, and you love designing clean systems that last.

Your mission is to

Own and architect core systems end-to-end, driving design decisions across the platform

Build and scale AI-powered software systems that power real-world financial workflows

Lead complex, ambiguous projects from problem definition production, setting technical direction along the way

Partner closely with product and leadership to shape both technical and business strategy

Drive engineering excellence across the team (code quality, system design, reliability, scalability)

Identify and build reusable abstractions, infrastructure, and tooling to accelerate development velocity

Who You Are

8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with time operating at a staff or equivalent level

Deep experience with Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI), TypeScript (React), Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

Strong experience with designing, building and scaling distributed systems

Strong background in relational + non-relational databases (PostgreSQL, Redis)

API design chops (REST, GraphQL), deployment know-how

Comfortable operating in high-ambiguity, fast-moving environments with high ownership

Strong communicator who can influence technical decisions across teams

Bonus Points If You

Have built complex workflow orchestration systems

Know your way around cloud infra

Have experience building integrations or data pipelines

Love mentoring and growing teams

Why Join Saris AI?

Join us in building the future of work for the trillion-dollar banking industry using cutting edge AI technology.

Tackle ambiguous technical challenges with no clear answers.

Competitive compensation with premium benefits and equity package.

Work with a stellar team of engineers, builders, and leaders; including repeat YC founders with a successful exit (Ready Education).

We already have production agents live with revenue-generating customers

Our team is backed by Tier 1 Silicon Valley VCs