Experience building and scaling end-to-end production systems
Strong technical problem-solving skills, especially in fast-changing, ambiguous environments
A builder and tinkerer's mindset with high agency - you find creative ways to overcome obstacles and ship
Comfort working directly with customers to understand their needs and solve real-world problems
Excellent communication skills—clear, direct, and persuasive across technical and non-technical audiences
Genuine interest in Financial Services and improving the end customer experience. Experience in financial technology, implementations at financial institutions, working inside of these institutions or familiarity with financial services security and compliance requirements (fair lending, PII handling, etc.) are a strong plus
Our financial services customers span systemically important banks, neobanks committed to building more delightful banking software (1 in 3 of the world's leading banks use Sierra!), insurers that provide protection for life’s most challenging moments, vertically integrated ecosystems like Rocket Companies, and more. The decisions we make impact millions of end customers and billions of dollars in economic activity
Our financial services team partners closely with these organizations to set their AI strategies and build modern tools that carefully handle moments when a person’s private anxiety meets an institution’s procedural muscle - the instant before a family learns whether they are pre-approved for a mortgage; the claustrophobic half hour after someone notices a fraudulent charge; the frustrating experience of losing a card and needing to order a new one
Sierra’s Financial Services team is transforming the customer experience and building technology that makes the industry more accessible, human, and affordable for everyone
Experience building or deploying AI/LLM systems in production
Have been a founder or founding engineer - you know what it means to balance craft, ownership, and speed
Familiarity with tools that power today's AI agents: eval frameworks, agent tooling, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering
Prior experience with React, TypeScript, and/or Go
Previous roles where you interfaced with customers or led technical projects with external stakeholders