Job Specifications
Socratix AI builds AI coworkers for fraud and risk teams - agents that investigate alerts in real time, replacing manual reviews with fast, explainable decisions. Our agents plug into existing workflows and reason across signals like human analysts, helping teams reduce fraud losses, minimize false positives, and scale operations without scaling headcount.
We've seen this problem firsthand: At DoorDash, Riya led smarter fraud detection and investigation tooling and at Unit21, she built products that made analysts 3x faster. At Cruise, Satya built scalable AI systems for petabyte-scale data and at LinkedIn, he launched enterprise products from 0-1.
We are MIT, UCLA, and IIT alumni with deep expertise in Fraud and AI. We are backed by Y Combinator, Pear VC and founders/ top operators from DoorDash, Gusto, Square, and Roblox.
Our Culture of F.O.R.C.E
First Principles - We start from truth, not tradition, and solve problems in creative, 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 customer's lives easier?
Empathy - We respect differing perspectives, design for human needs, and build trust that lasts.
What we are looking for:
Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field with 2-4 years of full-time experience
Strong experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and API design
Skilled in backend development with Python + FastAPI
0-1 builder mindset - comfortable creating from scratch
Thrive in fast-paced startup environments
Nice to have:
Startup experience leading significant projects
AI expertise: LangChain, RAG, embeddings, multi-step AI agents, agent evals & finetuning
Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
Comfortable working independently and covering a large product surface area
What you will do:
As one of our first engineers, you'll:
Design and deliver production-grade AI agents
Partner with large enterprises and cutting-edge startups
Work directly with founders on roadmap and strategy
Drive execution in a high-impact role at a YC-backed startup
Benefits
We believe in generous, top-tier compensation and benefits even at this early stage:
Competitive salary and equity benchmarked to top tech companies
Paid lunch and dinner during workdays
100% health, dental, and vision coverage
Commuter stipend
Fitness stipend
Hybrid schedule - in-office 3 days a week
Generous PTO
Regular team events and off-sites
Why Join Us
Join a fast-moving YC startup with strong early traction
Backed by Pear VC, Y Combinator and founders/top operators from DoorDash, Gusto, Square and Roblox
Huge impact opportunity - define how AI can reimagine financial operations
About the Company
Socratix provides fraud and risk teams with AI Agents that investigate alerts in real-time, replacing manual reviews with fast, explainable decisions. Instead of toggling between dozens of tools and portals, analysts can rely on Socratix to pull together evidence and deliver structured insights.
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