Software Development Engineer

WHY SPEKTR

At spektr we are on a mission to automate the worlds most complex compliance workflows through AI. Founded by the team behind HelloFlow (acquired by Trulioo) spektr is building the infrastructure and AI agents to run compliance on scale.

Most large financial companies rely on thousands of employees to keep up with manually handling compliance. With spektrs AI agents we have the opportunity to change that and completly redefine how compliance operates.

This is a rare opportunity to join spektr at the moment of take-off. We have a proven product already used by some of the largest and fastest-moving financial companies like Santander Pleo Phantom and many more. Backed by Northzone Seedcamp and PSV we are scaling incredibly fast and changing the way compliance works in real time. The work is ambitious the bar is high and the opportunity for personal and professional growth is huge.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently looking for a Software Engineer to join our team.

We need someone who thrives in a dynamic environment loves solving complex compliance puzzles and is eager to shape the next generation of technology. We are looking for high-agency individuals who focus on product outcomes.

Tasks

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Design develop test deploy and continuously improve software solutions using AWS infrastructure.
• Agentic Architecture: Architect and build robust systems that leverage LLMs and AI agents to automate intricate compliance workflows.
• Scalable Systems: Utilize your expertise in distributed systems to build high-performance platforms capable of handling massive data throughput.
• Product Problem Solving: Take the initiative to propose technical solutions to address data quality and workflow challenges. You own the Why as much as the How.
• Project Leadership: Manage individual project priorities deadlines and deliverables effectively in a fast-paced scale-up environment.
• Engineering Excellence: Conduct comprehensive code reviews and share knowledge to foster a culture of technical growth and Product-First engineering.

Requirements

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• The Product Mindset: You are a product-oriented engineer. You care about the users pain points and build solutions that solve them rather than just following a manual or a spec.
• AI & Agent Proficiency: You are proficient in working and coding with LLMs/Agents. You know how to integrate AI into a production stack and use AI tools to accelerate your own engineering output.
• Technical Foundation: Bachelors degree in CS (or equivalent) and 2 years of professional software development experience.
• CS Fundamentals: Deep understanding of data structures algorithms and system design bonus graph theory.
• Data Expert: Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases and an understanding of data integrity at scale.
• Software Collaboration: Deep understanding of the full SDLC including coding standards build processes testing and operations.
• System Resilience: Expertise in building high-performance highly-available distributed systems. Familiarity with critical 24x7 systems and their unique challenges.
• Communication: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work autonomously. Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

OUR TECH INTERESTS

• Languages: React TypeScript
• AI: LLM Orchestration Agentic Workflows Prompt Engineering
• Infra: AWS Distributed Systems Graph-based Logic
• Database: SQL & NoSQL

Our process

• Phone Screen (20 minutes)
• Technical Interview (30 minutes)
• Technical Interview (60 minutes)
• Chat with co-founder (30 minutes)