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TRM's platforms enable investigators to trace illicit activity, build cases, and construct operating pictures of threat networks. Leading agencies and businesses worldwide rely on TRM to make the world safer and more secure.\nIn one line\nOur team builds the platform that every TRM product, every internal AI agent, and every investigation our customers run depends on. We are not maintaining a system someone else finished - we are building its next generation, on the bleeding edge, for workloads where reliability and security are not negotiable. We're looking for an engineer who has taken infrastructure from zero to one and can operate it in production.\nWhy this work matters\nTRM's platform lets financial institutions and governments trace illicit finance, disrupt crypto- and AI-enabled crime, and run some of the highest-stakes investigations in the world. Our infrastructure is what lets investigators and banks trust the data underneath them. When we get it right, a case moves and a threat gets stopped. When infrastructure is weak, everything above it is slow, fragile, or unsafe. That's the job: make the foundation something the mission can be built on.\nWhat you'll actually work on\nThis is real, current work - not a hypothetical roadmap:\nMulti-region, multi-cloud Kubernetes across US GCP, EU GCP, and AWS GovCloud - making \"stand up another site\" a self-serve configuration instead of a bespoke project.\n\nA genuinely self-serve internal PaaS. ~60+ engineers already deploy on it, the large majority with no infra person in the loop. You extend the paved road - golden paths, guardrails, and interfaces engineers actually enjoy using.\n\nAgent-native infrastructure. Secure sandboxes where AI agents build and ship, and encoding our operational knowledge into skills so the platform increasingly runs and heals itself.\n\nZero-trust secrets with Vault. Short-lived, dynamic credentials replacing every long-lived secret in the system - closing the blast radius on leaked passwords, one database at a time.\n\nReliability engineering that means it. SLOs and error budgets, real observability, and disaster recovery with validated cross-region restore and sub-hour RTO.\n\nDatabases as a first-class platform concern. Postgres on Kubernetes, migrations, replication, and redundancy for services that can't blink.\n\nCompliance as code. SOC2 and FedRAMP posture built into the platform so security is the default, not a scramble before an audit.\n\nWhat you'll own\nYou'll own an Area of Responsibility end to end - a slice of the platform that is genuinely yours. You'll define what \"great\" looks like for it and build the glide path to get there rather than waiting for one; obsess over the metrics that tell you whether it's actually working; and fix root causes so a class of problems disappears instead of working the ticket queue faster. You own the outcome, not just your layer of it.\nWho you are\nThis is a builder's role, and the bar is high:\nYou've taken infrastructure from zero to one - designed and shipped a platform capability that other engineers came to depend on, not just operated one that already existed.\n\nYou write real software (Go, Python, or similar). You build tooling, automation, and services - you don't only wire up other people's tools.\n\nYou're deep in GCP and/or AWS - compute, IAM, VPC, networking, storage, load balancing - and comfortable operating across clouds.\n\nYou've run Kubernetes in production (GKE/EKS) and are up to date with the state of the art for IaC.\n\nYou can debug low-level problems without hand-holding - a networking issue, a saturated node, a slow query, a failing deploy - and get to the actual cause.\n\nYou're fluent across the modern platform toolchain: GitOps (Argo/Flux), containers, CI/CD, observability built on SLOs rather than dashboards no one reads.\n\nYou have strong instincts for security and databases - zero-trust, secret management, systems hardening; provisioning and migrating production databases. SOC2/FedRAMP exposure is a plus.\n\nIf you've built platforms that other engineers rely on every day, we want to talk.\nWhat makes people thrive here\nHigh ownership and low ego. Mission-first. Comfortable where speed and rigor have to coexist - something that takes a quarter elsewhere is expected to move in weeks here, without cutting the corners that matter for security and reliability. You see infra, security, data, and product as one connected system, and you turn one-off fixes into reusable paved roads by instinct.\nWhat should give you pause\nThe scope is real and the playbook isn't fully written - you'll be writing it. Reliability and compliance expectations are high, and mistakes here show up as real incidents for customers and internal teams. If you prefer an environment where everything is defined before you start, this will feel uncomfortable. If that kind of ownership is exactly what you're after, you'll love it.\nHow we work\nRemote-first (US). Small, high-leverage team with a weekly on-call rotation you'll take part in. We're an AI-native team in practice, not in theory - we use agents in our daily workflow and ship the skills that let the platform operate itself.\nThe estimated base salary range for this role and level is $205,000 - $245,000\nApplication Instructions\nIf you’re interested in joining TRM, we encourage you to apply directly. Every application is reviewed by our Talent team.\nBefore applying, review the job description carefully and highlight the experience and impact that best demonstrate the required qualifications. Please also provide thoughtful and accurate answers to the application questions, as these will be used to evaluate your skills and qualifications for the role.\nIf you send your resume directly to someone at TRM, we can’t guarantee it will reach the appropriate hiring team. Applying directly is the best way to ensure your application will be considered.\nInterviewing with TRM\nOur process is designed to understand how you think, solve problems, and deliver impact, while allowing you to evaluate TRM. Most interview processes include a case study, an AI skills assessment, and a Leadership Principles interview.\nRecruiter Intro: Qualifications, motivations, and alignment with the role.\n\nHiring Manager: Deep dive into your relevant experience, skills, and impact.\n\nFirst Round: 1-2 interviews focused on the skills most critical to the role.\n\nFinal Round: Hands-on case study. This is usually a panel-style session where we go deeper into your craft, problem-solving, and alignment with TRM.\n\nReferences: Former colleagues who can provide insight into your work and impact.\n\nOffer: Congrats! Your recruiter will present the offer and compensation details.\n\nWelcome to TRM: We're excited to build a safer world with you!\n\nYour recruiter will share your specific interview plan and preparation guidance along the way.\nAI Fluency at TRM\nAI fluency is a baseline expectation at TRM.\nWe believe AI meaningfully changes how top performers operate. We expect every team member to use AI to accelerate and reimagine their craft, not just automate surface tasks.\nAt TRM, AI fluency means you are among the top 10 percent of operators in your function in how you apply AI to:\nAccelerate repeatable workflows\n\nStructure and solve problems\n\nImprove output quality\n\nIncrease speed and leverage\n\nYou will be evaluated on applied AI fluency during the interview process.\nLife at TRM\nWe are building a safer world. That promise shows up in how we work every day.\nTRM moves FAST. We are a high-velocity, high-ownership team that expects clarity, follow-through, and impact. People who thrive here are energized by hard problems, experimentation, and continuous feedback. If something takes months elsewhere, it will ship here in days.\nOur work sits at the intersection of AI, national security, and fighting crime. The problems are complex, the stakes are real, and the environment evolves quickly. The pace and intensity of the work reflect the importance of the mission. As a result, the way we operate requires a high level of ownership, adaptability, collaboration, and creative problem-solving.\nAt TRM, you should expect:\nPriorities and targets to change quickly\n\nOperating with a high degree of ambiguity\n\nA high level of personal ownership and accountability\n\nClose collaboration across teams and functions\n\nFrequent, high-touch communication\n\nCreative problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking\n\nA pace that rewards urgency, adaptability, and outcomes\n\nThis environment is energizing for people who enjoy building, solving hard problems, and making progress in situations that are not always fully defined. It also requires thriving in ambiguity, adjusting course as new information emerges, and maintaining focus and positivity in a fast-moving and intense environment.\nWe also recognize that this style of operating is not for everyone. If you are primarily optimizing for predictability or a consistently balanced workload, we encourage you to use the interview process to pressure-test whether this environment is truly the right fit. We want teammates who thrive here, not just survive here.\nIf you are excited by meaningful problems, motivated by ambitious goals, and energized by working alongside mission-driven colleagues, there is a good chance you will find TRM to be an exceptional place to grow and contribute.\nLeadership Principles\nWe hire and grow against three leadership principles. They’re the standards for how we operate, treat each other, and make decisions.\nImpact-Oriented Trailblazer: We put customers first and move with speed, focus, and adaptability. We treat every plan like an experiment - test, ship, measure, and iterate quickly.\n\nMaster Craftsperson: We care deeply about our craft. We balance speed with high standards, own outcomes end-to-end, and invest in getting better everyday.\n\nInspiring Colleague: We add clarity and energy, not noise. We bring humility, candor, and a one-team mindset - giving and receiving feedback to make the team stronger.\n\nJoin our Mission\nAt TRM, we care deeply about our craft. We are looking for individuals who want their work to matter, who experiment with speed and rigor, and who take pride in building a safer world for billions of people. If you’re excited by TRM’s mission but don’t check every box, we encourage you to apply - we hire for slope, judgment, and the will to learn fast.\nTRM is a Series C company with $220M in total funding, backed by Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Y Combinator, Thoma Bravo, and others. Headquartered in San Francisco, TRM operates as a distributed-first company with hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London, and Singapore.\nPrivacy Policy and Additional Information\nBy submitting your application, you agree to allow TRM Labs to process your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.\nWe collect the information you provide (such as your resume, work history, and contact details) solely for the purpose of evaluating your candidacy for current and future roles at TRM.\nBecause our hiring cycles for certain positions may span 24 to 36 months, we retain your personal information for up to 36 months from the date of your application. After that period, your data is deleted unless a different retention period is required or permitted by law.\nIf you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with applicable data protection laws, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data at any time before that period ends. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at .\nTo notify TRM Labs that you believe this job posting is non-compliant, please submit a report through this form. 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