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TRM LabsBackend Engineer, Agent Tools (LATAM)
TRM Labs is seeking a Backend Engineer, Agent Tools (LATAM) to join its AI Engineering team. TRM Labs builds artificial intelligence-powered intelligence platforms utilized by public…
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TRM Labs is seeking a Backend Engineer, Agent Tools (LATAM) to join its AI Engineering team. TRM Labs builds artificial intelligence-powered intelligence platforms utilized by public and private sector organizations to investigate crimes, trace illicit transactions, and map threat networks. In this capacity, you will focus on developing scalable third-party integrations, application programming interfaces, and backend systems that connect TRM’s AI products to outside data sources securely and rapidly. The…
Job Description
TRM Labs is seeking a Backend Engineer, Agent Tools (LATAM) to join its AI Engineering team. TRM Labs builds artificial intelligence-powered intelligence platforms utilized by public and private sector organizations to investigate crimes, trace illicit transactions, and map threat networks. In this capacity, you will focus on developing scalable third-party integrations, application programming interfaces, and backend systems that connect TRM’s AI products to outside data sources securely and rapidly. The position involves designing reliable integration infrastructure, partnering with cross-functional groups, and transforming technical requirements into production software under tight timelines.
This role is situated on a team that operates on a weekly sprint cadence, utilizing a time zone structure that aligns with Eastern and Pacific times with required overlap. Candidates must be comfortable navigating ambiguity, driving projects end-to-end, and utilizing artificial intelligence tooling to accelerate workflows. The position includes participation in a rotating on-call schedule approximately one week out of every four to six weeks. The interview evaluation process incorporates a recruiter introduction, hiring manager interview, technical rounds, a hands-on case study, and reference checks. TRM Labs is a distributed-first organization backed by investors such as Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, and Y Combinator.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain third-party API integrations for TRM agentic products and workflows
- Develop scalable integration infrastructure, internal tooling, and shared services for adding data sources
- Construct reliable application programming interfaces, backend services, and data pipelines for high-volume use
- Partner with product, engineering, data, and internal stakeholders to translate needs into technical roadmaps
- Enhance the quality, observability, reliability, and maintainability of the integration platform
- Participate in an on-call rotation once every four to six weeks to handle alerts and triage support requests
Requirements
- Experience designing and building scalable backend systems, APIs, web services, and production software
- Understanding of third-party API integration patterns including authentication, rate limits, retries, and data normalization
- Experience with storage systems such as relational databases, analytical databases, queues, caches, or event-driven architectures
- Ability to work through ambiguity, structure complex problems, and establish technical priorities
- Strong ownership mindset and capability to drive projects from requirements through launch
Qualifications
- Experience with OSINT data sources
- Experience with AI production systems
Core Skills
Benefits
- Participation in TRM equity plan
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the location or remote policy for this role?
The posting lists the location as remote with a LATAM designation, and notes that the team operates on a mix of EST and PST time zones with at least six hours of overlap with PST.
What is the compensation range for this position?
The US base salary range is USD 100,000 to 120,000 per year, and the role may be eligible for TRM's equity plan, with pay adjusted for geographies outside the United States.
What does the on-call schedule look like?
There is an on-call rotation that lasts approximately one week and occurs once every four to six weeks, involving PagerDuty alerts and Slack support requests.
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