We’re building the AI infrastructure powering the future of financial operations - starting with automating the most painful and complex workflows in loan servicing.
Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, with $65M raised in Series A funding.
8-figure ARR < 2 years already serving > 20% of the auto lending industry, and processing millions of real customer calls and transactions daily.
Fully deployed with major financial institutions - not just PoCs.
We are expanding into new financial services segments!
In-person office culture in San Francisco, CA.
We're fully integrated with our customers, own the full stack, and are moving fast to bring modern AI into regulated industries where precision, reliability, and performance matter most.
About the RoleWe're looking for a Software Engineer for our Front-End to build powerful, intuitive interfaces that help users navigate and act on complex data. You’ll work closely with product, design, and AI teams to craft elegant UIs, define frontend architecture, and ship features that directly improve the user experience at scale.
You’ll be an early and visible member of a small, fast-moving engineering team - owning end-to-end features, contributing to UI strategy, and helping shape the future of our product as we scale beyond voice.
What You’ll DoDesign and implement responsive, performant user interfaces using React + TypeScript
Translate complex workflows into simple, usable product experiences
Collaborate across product, design, and AI teams to build and iterate quickly
Help define frontend architecture and build reusable UI components
Build data visualizations that make financial data clear and actionable
Work closely with backend engineers to integrate APIs and services
Ship clean, testable, maintainable code on a rapid release cycle
Advocate for the user in product and engineering discussions
4+ years of experience building production front-end applications
Strong proficiency in React, TypeScript, modern JavaScript, and front-end tooling
Deep understanding of responsive design, browser performance, and accessibility
Experience with data visualization libraries (e.g., Chart.js, D3, etc.)
Customer-obsessed mindset - you actively engage with users, understand their workflows, and translate their pain points into product improvements
Strong sense of ownership and bias for action - you move quickly, make pragmatic trade-offs, and care deeply about delivering value to real customers
Thrives in an environment where product feedback comes directly from production users and enterprise partners
Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
Located in (or willing to relocate to) San Francisco
As an early-stage company building at the frontier of AI, we work with high intensity and commitment. While schedules can vary by role/team, many weeks will demand extra focus, flexibility and time particularly during major launches and high impact sprints. We're seeking those who are aligned to and able to commit to that expectation which includes 4 days per week in our San Francisco Office.
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What We Do
At Salient, we’re rebuilding consumer loan servicing from the ground up - with agentic AI at the core. We started with auto lending, a $1.5 trillion industry and one of the most fragmented parts of financial services. We’re powering a more transparent, compliant, and consumer friendly future and seeking smart, driven and passionate colleagues to roll up their sleeves and join us in this mission.
In under two years since launching:
* We’ve grown to over $10M+ in ARR
* Signed enterprise deals with some of the largest consumer lenders in the country
* Reached over 2 million U.S. consumers, powering everything from payments to personalized support
* Achieved cash flow positivity, giving us control over our own destiny
* Raised $65M from top tier investors who believe in our long term vision
* Processed more than $150M in loan payments and flagged $30M+ in fraud attempts using real-time AI systems
* Identified over 35,000 compliance violations through automated regulatory intelligence
