Applied AI Engineer (Full Stack)

About Sphinx Sphinx builds AI analysts that operate inside browsers and internal systems like humans, automating AML, KYC, KYB, and transaction monitoring workflows end-to-end. Banks and fintechs across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and LatAm use Sphinx agents to handle up to 90% of manual compliance work and reduce costs by 4x. The company was founded in 2024, has 10 employees, is based in San Francisco, and has raised $7.1M. Sphinx is YC-backed and currently in a rapid growth phase, scaling both team and customer base.

About Aurora

Aurora helps top engineers discover opportunities at some of the most ambitious startups worldwide. We work closely with companies to identify exceptional talent and match them with roles where they can have real impact. We are currently helping Sphinx expand their team.

Position: Member of Technical Staff

What This Role Actually Is

This role is best described as a Senior Full-Stack / Applied AI Engineer with strong ownership. It is not a pure research role . It combines backend engineering, product building, AI agents, browser automation, systems integration, and customer-facing execution. This is a hands-on builder role for someone who can ship quickly and own major product areas.

About the Role

Sphinx is hiring a Member of Technical Staff with 6+ years of experience to join its rapidly growing team. They are looking for an exceptional software engineer who is also a strong communicator and operates with high ownership and agency . This hire is critical as the company doubles headcount and scales its AI compliance analysts for banks and fintechs. You will work closely with founders, customers, and the core engineering team during a major growth stage.

What You’ll Do

• Build browser automation agents for complex integrations across customer systems.
• Optimize core product logic for KYB, KYC, AML, and transaction monitoring workflows.
• Build end-to-end systems and ship product quickly.
• Experiment with the latest AI models and design novel agentic workflows.
• Work directly with customers and prospects to understand needs, gather feedback, and improve product quality.
• Help shape product direction, engineering culture, and execution standards as the company scales.

Requirements

• 6–14 years of professional experience in a technical role.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, excellent communication skills, high ownership, urgency, and ability to operate in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Comfort working in-person with a high-performance team.
• Experience with AI systems, integrations, backend systems, or automation is highly valuable.

Tech Stack

Python, AWS, Machine Learning, AI Agents

Why Join

This is an opportunity to join a breakout YC-backed startup at an inflection point with real traction and paying customers already onboard. You’ll work directly with experienced repeat founders, help scale a category-defining product, and own meaningful engineering problems from day one. The role offers strong compensation, equity upside, rapid responsibility growth , and direct exposure to customers and product decisions. You’ll also be joining early enough to materially influence the company’s future.