Software Engineer - Mercury Command
The Software Engineer for Mercury Command will develop and enhance an LLM-powered financial assistant product, shipping new features and collaborating closely with product and compliance teams. This role requires a product-minded engineer comfortable working in a dynamic startup environment, leveraging AI tools to build innovative fintech solutions that improve user financial experiences.
About Careertakes
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Overview
Confidential Client is hiring a Software Engineer to help evolve Command, an LLM-powered financial assistant. This role is based in Portland, OR and focuses on building reliable, user-centered backend and full-stack features that leverage large language models to improve financial workflows.
What You’ll Do
- Ship new capabilities users love for an LLM-powered financial assistant
- Own features end-to-end: design, implement, test, and monitor production behavior
- Partner closely with product and compliance teams to define correctness and build the tests that prove it
- Join a small, experienced team of product and AI engineers and contribute to technical strategy
- Work comfortably in ambiguity and a fast-moving startup-style environment
- Continuously iterate on product behavior based on qualitative and quantitative feedback
The Ideal Candidate
- 1–4 years of backend or full-stack development experience
- Experience with or strong interest in Haskell, React, TypeScript, and Redux
- Hands-on experience building LLM-powered products or other AI-integrated features
- Product-minded builder who has shipped new product experiences
- Strong user empathy and the ability to translate user needs into well-crafted features
- Good judgment about tradeoffs and pragmatic, creative problem-solving
- Active user of AI tools in their workflow to accelerate development, improve quality, or explore solutions
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, or related field preferred
- Minimum ~12 months of professional software development experience
Total Rewards
- Target US base salary range: 122,400 — 176,000 USD per year
- Competitive equity package (stock options / RSUs) and benefits
- Actual offers depend on experience, skills, internal equity, and geographic location
Key Skills & Technologies
- Backend services and API design
- Haskell (or willingness to learn Haskell quickly)
- React, TypeScript, Redux for full-stack work
- Building, testing, and validating LLM-driven product behavior
- Automated testing, monitoring, and telemetry for production systems
Location & Eligibility
- This posting is for Portland, OR, United States. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. for roles that require on-site or in-country employment.
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