Software Engineering A

TRM Labs provides AI-powered intelligence solutions that help public and private sector agencies investigate and disrupt crime. TRM's platforms enable investigators to trace illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threat networks. Leading agencies and businesses worldwide rely on TRM to make the world safer and more secure.
The Full-Stack Product Engineering team is responsible for building a comprehensive set of features, frameworks, and functionalities for both end customers and internal-facing teams to successfully execute and scale TRM’s business. We are looking for a pragmatic full-stack engineer who can build reliable and scalable software that will be used by all TRM customers. You’ll also design backend APIs with a deep understanding of the customer experience and performance.
As an early member of the team, you will be deeply involved in the technical details along with our operational processes to champion the velocity, quality, and overall impact of TRM, ultimately building a safer financial system for billions of people.

Work on complex engineering problems that help you build and hone not only technical skills but also project management and human/soft skills.
Support and enable internal business units through shared engineering services and functionalities.
Experience designing and building scalable systems, web applications, APIs, and services (our backend is built in Node.js but prior experience in Node.js is not required; we believe tools and languages can be learned on the job)
Experience designing and building scalable systems, web applications, APIs, and services.
An understanding of storage systems such as relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and analytical databases.
Demonstrated experience in understanding customer pain points and bridging their needs to technical & product requirements.
Exceptional ability to structure problems and identify the most critical issues to prioritize.
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, verbally and in writing.
Individuals on the team are tasked to lead projects as technical anchors, and given a chance to grow and take ownership according to their level and goals. We work closely with our internal stakeholders to deliver impactful features to our internal customers and the company.
On-Call: We have an on-call rotation that is a week long in duration approximately once every 15 weeks. a) PagerDuty alerts that warrant immediate attention and b) customer support requests from specific Slack channels that an on-call engineer is responsible for triaging and answering.
Time-Boxed Spiking (Rapid Learning & Decision-Making): An engineer proposes a 1-week spike with a clear time-box and success criteria to explore implementation options or validate feasibility through a proof of concept. They demonstrate speed not just in execution, but in de-risking decisions early.
Additionally, this role may be eligible to participate in TRM’s equity plan.
Engineer: Responsible for helping to define project milestones and executing small decisions independently with the appropriate tradeoffs between simplicity, readability, and performance. Successfully designs and documents system improvements and features for an OKR/project from the ground up. Staff Engineer: Drives scoping and execution of one or more OKRs/projects that impact multiple teams. Ensures system health and quality with operational reviews, testing strategies, and monitoring rigor.

We are building a safer world. If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days.
Our work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime. As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.
Priorities and targets to change quickly as we experiment and iterate
A high level of personal ownership and accountability
Frequent, high-touch communication
Creative problem solving and out-of-the-box thinking
This environment is energizing for people who enjoy building, solving hard problems, and making progress in situations that are not always fully defined. AI Fluency at TRM
AI fluency is a baseline expectation at TRM.
We believe AI meaningfully changes how top performers operate. We expect every team member to use AI to accelerate and reimagine their craft, not just automate surface tasks.
At TRM, AI fluency means you are among the top 10 percent of operators in your function in how you apply AI to:
Structure and solve problems
Improve output quality
You will be evaluated on applied AI fluency during the interview process.

We put customers first and move with speed, focus, and adaptability. We treat every plan like an experiment – test, ship, measure, and iterate quickly.
At TRM we care deeply about our craft. We are looking for individuals who want their work to matter, who experiment with speed and rigor, and who take pride in building a safer world for billions of people. TRM is a Series C company with $220M in total funding, backed by Blockchain Capital, Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, and others. Headquartered in San Francisco, TRM operates as a distributed-first company with hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.Privacy Policy and Additional Information
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