**ROE is a hypergrowth startup** in the SF Bay Area building Cursor for Financial Compliance. Today, ROE is trusted by multiple public companies representing $400B+ in combined market cap.
Y Combinator, Google AI Ventures, Ardent Ventures, the CEO of Snowflake, and senior leaders from LinkedIn and top fintechs back us.
**What you'll do**
* Build AI agent platform to serve risk and compliance in trillion-dollar financial industry (don't worry if you don't know anything about finance)
* Build mission critical features for Fortune 500 customers
* Operate as one team: own problems end-to-end, review each other’s code, and move quickly.
**What you won’t do**
* Bureaucracy. No 3-month approvals to launch a feature.
* Politics. No fighting other teams for headcount or scope.
* Build for the void. We ship what customers actually need.
**You may be a great fit if**
* You’re a new grad hungry to learn, or an industry veteran tired of red tape and ready to bet on upside.
* You want to learn how to build a startup from the inside.
* You’re comfortable with: Python, Cursor, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), and agent frameworks.
* People describe you as obsessed, curious, and resourceful.
**This role isn’t for you if**
* You’re looking to rest & vest.
* You can’t commit to intense weeks (we sometimes run 6-day sprints).
* You’re not among the top 5% builders in your network.
* You can’t be in the office 3 days/week (hybrid in SF Bay Area).
**Requirements**
* At least 5+ year software engineer work experience.
* 3+ year infrastructure on cloud expertise
* Big plus on hands-on experience on kubernetes
* Have led 5-people + projects
* Tracked history of getting along well with PMs and Designers.
* Communicative to internal stakeholders and external customers
**Perks & benefits**
* Epic offsites (e.g., Napa Valley Wine Train, speed sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge).
* Daily lunch stipend—order what you actually want.
* Medical, dental, vision, and standard insurance.
* Hybrid work: in-office collaboration + focused WFH days.
Visa sponsorship is offered for this role.
