Sardine

Tech Lead - Compliance

United States

$190,000 – $190,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Technology, Fraud Prevention, AML ComplianceIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: $190,000 per year

Sardine is a leader in fraud prevention and AML compliance, utilizing device intelligence, behavior biometrics, machine learning, and AI to proactively stop fraud. Our platform is trusted by over 300 banks, retailers, and fintechs globally to combat identity fraud, payment fraud, account takeovers, and social engineering scams. We have secured $145M in funding from prominent investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Activant, Visa, Experian, FIS, and Google Ventures.

Culture

Sardine operates with a remote-first work culture, allowing employees to work from anywhere. While we have hubs in the Bay Area, NYC, Austin, and Toronto, we prioritize performance and individual ownership over strict work hours, encouraging a healthy work-life balance.

Location Details

  • Primary Work Location: Remote
  • In-Office Attendance: Up to 10% in-office attendance required for sales team meetings at 524 Broadway, Floor 10, New York, NY, 10012.
  • Domestic Travel: Up to 10% travel required to San Francisco, CA; Austin, TX; and Miami, FL.

Position Duties

  • Design, implement, and maintain the technical architecture for a compliance platform on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Write code in Go and Node.js and actively participate in code reviews via Github.
  • Identify and assess future technical requirements for the platform and develop plans to meet them.
  • Coach engineers for personal and professional growth.
  • Provide day-to-day technical oversight for the team.
  • Drive engineering excellence across the team.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve business goals.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Three (3) years of experience in:
    • Building scalable backend systems.
    • Financial Services and Compliance.
    • Go and Node.js programming languages.
    • Google Cloud Platform.
    • Technical leadership.
    • Working with web crawlers.
    • Dashboard architecture.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Compensation: $190,000 per year (subject to variation based on location, qualifications, experience, and interview performance).
  • Equity: Generous compensation in cash and equity with early exercise options.
  • Work Flexibility: Remote-first culture, flexible paid time off, year-end break, and self-care days off.
  • Health & Wellness: Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents (US and Canada specific), 401k/RRSP matching (US and Canada specific), monthly meal stipend, monthly social meet-up stipend, annual health and wellness stipend, and annual learning stipend.
  • Work Setup: MacBook Pro provided, one-time stipend for home office setup.
  • Financial Advisory: Unlimited access to expert financial advisory services.

Application Instructions

  • Contact: Sierra Chantal
  • Address: 524 Broadway, Floor 10, New York, NY, 10012
  • Phone: (415) 302-2424
  • Email: apply@sardine.ai

Company Information

Sardine is a fast-growing company with world-class professionals dedicated to meaningful careers in fraud prevention and AML compliance.

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Skills

Google Cloud Platform
Go
Node.js
Code review
GitHub
Technical architecture
Team coaching
Engineering excellence
Stakeholder collaboration

Sardine

Fraud prevention and compliance platform

About Sardine

Sardine.ai focuses on fraud prevention and compliance for banks, retailers, and fintech companies. Its platform offers tools for risk scoring, transaction monitoring, and customer due diligence, helping clients detect fraud and prevent money laundering. What sets Sardine.ai apart is its ability to monitor customer interactions for fraud signals, using data from over 35 providers to generate accurate risk scores. The company's goal is to enhance security and compliance for financial institutions and retailers.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2020Year Founded
$73.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Generous compensation in cash and equity
7-year for post-termination option exercise (vs. standard 90 days)
Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture
Unlimited paid time off and minimum 2 weeks/year of mandatory vacation
100% of health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and 60% for dependents
4% matching in 401k
Company-wide offsites, the last one was at Miami
MacBook Pro delivered to your door
One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, monitors, etc.
Monthly meal stipend
Monthly health and wellness stipend
Monthly meet-up stipend
Unlimited access to an expert financial advisory

Risks

Sophisticated synthetic identity fraud challenges traditional detection methods.
Real-time payment systems increase fraud risk, straining current detection capabilities.
Dollar-to-crypto conversion partnership may attract regulatory scrutiny.

Differentiation

Sardine offers instant settlement for NFT and cryptocurrency transactions, enhancing transaction speed.
The platform uses behavioral biometrics to monitor interactions, providing precise risk scores.
Sardine integrates data from over 35 providers for comprehensive fraud detection.

Upsides

Partnership with Experian enhances product offerings with behavioral biometrics and device intelligence.
Collaboration with Airbase expands market reach in integrated risk management solutions.
Launch of GenAI assistant, Finley, leverages AI for competitive fraud detection.

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