Founding Software Engineer - Socratix AI

About Socratix AI
Socratix AI builds AI coworkers for fraud and risk teams—agents that investigate alerts in real time and replace manual workflows with fast, explainable decisions. Our agents integrate seamlessly into existing workflows and reason across signals like human analysts, helping teams cut fraud losses, reduce false positives, and scale operations without increasing headcount.

Since launch, we’ve seen strong market traction, closing multiple six-figure contracts. Now, we’re growing quickly to keep pace with demand and are excited to expand our founding team in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you’re passionate about building at the frontier of AI and financial security, we’d love to have you on the journey.

Who We Are

We’ve seen this problem firsthand. At DoorDash, Riya built intelligent fraud detection and investigation tools that saved the company $30M+ annually, and at Unit21, she created products that enabled analysts to work 3× faster. At Cruise, Satya scaled AI systems to handle petabytes of data, and at LinkedIn, he launched enterprise products from 0 → 1, generating millions in new revenue.

Together, we bring deep expertise in fraud and AI (MIT, IIT, UCLA alumni). We’re backed by Y Combinator, Pear VC, and founders/operators from DoorDash, Gusto, Square, OpenAI, and Roblox.

Our mission: to build AI coworkers that transform how fraud and risk teams operate.

Our Culture: F.O.R.C.E.

We believe the right culture builds unstoppable teams. At Socratix, our values spell F.O.R.C.E. — the driving force behind everything we do:

First Principles – We start from truth, not tradition, and solve problems in original ways.

Ownership – What you work on is yours to elevate; we take accountability and act with confidence.

Relentlessness – We finish what we start, turning obstacles into breakthroughs.

Customer First – Every decision is measured by one standard: does this make our customers’ lives easier?

Empathy – We respect differing perspectives, design for human needs, and build trust that lasts.

About the Role

As one of our first engineers, you’ll shape the technical foundation of Socratix AI. You’ll design and ship production-grade AI agents, collaborate directly with founders on product strategy, and partner with both large enterprises and cutting-edge startups.

This is a high-impact role with massive scope for growth — you won’t just be building features, you’ll be defining how AI transforms financial operations.

What You’ll Do

• Design and deliver production-grade AI agents.

• Work directly with founders on roadmap and strategy.

• Collaborate with enterprise and startup partners to deliver impact.

• Drive execution in a high-ownership, high-leverage role.

• Learn firsthand what it takes to build a rocket-ship startup.

What We’re Looking For

Must-haves:

• 2–4 years of software engineering experience (CS degree or equivalent background).

• Strong backend development skills with Python + FastAPI.

• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and API design.

• A 0 → 1 builder mindset — comfortable creating from scratch.

• Ability to thrive in fast-paced startup environments.
  

Nice-to-haves (but not required):

• Startup experience leading significant projects.

• AI expertise: LangChain, RAG, embeddings, multi-agent systems, fine-tuning.

Benefits

• We believe in generous, top-tier compensation and benefits:

• Competitive salary and equity benchmarked to top tech companies.

• Paid meals during workdays.

• 100% health, dental, and vision coverage.

• Hybrid schedule - in-office 3 days a week.

• Unlimited PTO.