AiPrise

Staff Software Engineer (Full-Stack) at AiPrise

Santa Clara, CA, US Full-time

About AiPrise

AiPrise is building a modern compliance platform for global businesses: KYB, KYC, risk, and AI-assisted compliance workflows, designed to be fast, reliable, and easy to use.

Compliance is usually slow, manual, and fragmented across vendors and spreadsheets. We are building the system teams actually want: strong data, great UX, clean APIs, and automation that drives real outcomes.

Who this role is for

We are looking for a Staff Engineer who wants high ownership and high impact, and who can raise the technical bar across the company.

This is not a role limited to one team’s backlog. You will operate across squads, unblock execution, and make the platform meaningfully better.

What you will do

  • Own architecture and execution for major product and platform initiatives
  • Drive technical direction across multiple squads and align engineers on a scalable approach
  • Lead design reviews and set strong standards for reliability, performance, security, and maintainability
  • Take the hardest problems and ship the first version, then help teams scale it
  • Build foundational systems used across the product: workflow orchestration, queues, policy and risk rules, audit trails, observability
  • Mentor Tech Leads and Senior Engineers, and strengthen engineering culture through coaching and hands-on guidance
  • Partner with PM and Design to simplify complex compliance workflows into clean product experiences

What we are looking for

  • 8 to 12+ years of experience building production systems
  • Strong full-stack depth with proven backend and frontend competence
  • Track record of driving large projects end-to-end across teams
  • Excellent judgment under ambiguity, and ability to make tradeoffs that scale
  • High standards for code quality, system design, and engineering excellence
  • Strong written and verbal communication, and ability to influence without authority

Nice to have

  • React and TypeScript, and Python (Flask or FastAPI)
  • Strong SQL and Postgres experience
  • Experience with fintech, compliance, fraud, risk, workflow systems, or B2B SaaS
  • Experience building internal tools and platforms used by ops teams daily

Why AiPrise

  • High ownership from day one, with real autonomy
  • Small team, high talent density, fast iteration cycles
  • Direct impact on trust, fraud prevention, and onboarding speed
  • Opportunity to shape the technical foundation of the company as we scale

🚀 Y Combinator Company Info

Y Combinator Batch: S22
Team Size: 36 employees
Industry: Financial Technology and Services
Company Description: AI Powered Global Compliance Platform

💰 Compensation

Salary Range: $3,500,000 - $4,500,000

📋 Job Details

Job Type: Full-time
Experience Level: 6+ years
Engineering Type: Backend
Time to Hire: 7