Member of Technical Staff

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Member of Technical Staff

San Francisco, California, United States Transparent Search Group

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About the job Member of Technical Staff

About Sphinx Labs Sphinx Labs is a YC-backed, $7M+ seed-stage startup building AI agents that tackle financial crime — the invisible backbone of global corruption. Trusted by leading banks and fintechs across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and LatAm, Sphinx's customers have seen 90% less manual work and 4× lower costs.

The team is tackling three hard technical challenges

browser agents for the invisible web (legacy government portals, unstructured data), a global risk graph reconciling entities across borders and shell structures, and scalable inference for millions of daily transactions.

About the Role

As a Member of Technical Staff, you'll own backend development and ML systems that power Sphinx's financial crime detection platform. High-agency role working with frontier technology at a startup with zero bullshit — they're chasing customers, not investors.

Technical Challenges

• Browser Agents for the Invisible Web: Agents that navigate legacy systems, government portals, and third-party platforms using computer vision, DOM understanding, and robust error handling at scale
• The Global Risk Graph: Risk agents operating across languages and regulations, reconciling entities hidden behind shell structures and mismatched disclosures
• Scalable Inference: Systems processing millions of transactions daily with low latency

Requirements

Must-Have

• Experience with backend development and/or ML, especially Python and AWS
• Hands-on experience deploying software to production environments
• Strong communication skills; willingness to interact with clients

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with browser automation and computer vision
• Background with distributed inference and optimization on AWS
• Familiarity with LLM systems and deep research pipelines
• Experience building systems that process millions of transactions at scale
• Knowledge of compliance, AML, KYC, or financial crime domains
• Competitive coding background; open-source contributions
• Prior founder or early-stage engineer experience

Interview Process

• Recruiter screen
• Technical interview (no live coding)
• Short paid in-person trial
• Offer

Job Details

• Salary: $120,000 – $300,000
• Experience: 1+ years
• Visa: H-1B, O-1, OPT sponsored
• Location: San Francisco — in-person
• Headcount: 3 open seats
• Equity: Competitive

Benefits & Perks

• Lunch, dinner, and snacks at the office
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Unlimited PTO
• Annual offsite
• Paid relocation and one month temporary housing
• Latest tech and multiple monitors

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