--- title: 'Sr. Software Engineer - Engineering Enablement at MeridianLink' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/sr-software-engineer-engineering-enablement-meridianlink-united-states-m50nz98yqpzv' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Sr. Software Engineer - Engineering Enablement at MeridianLink - **Company:** MeridianLink - **Location:** United States - **Compensation:** $150k–$190k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-18 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/meridianlink/b569b567-7733-46bf-8aa2-4cd36be1e996/application **Skills:** Python, TypeScript, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm, AWS, Azure, Terraform, Pulumi, Git, Docker, Automated Testing, LLM APIs, MCP, Agent Orchestration, AI Harnesses, Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot Workspace > Senior individual contributor on the Engineering Enablement team building shared CI/CD infrastructure, AI development tooling, and sandbox environments. The role focuses on advancing AI-native development programs, driving adoption of autonomous pipelines, and improving engineering productivity through platform engi... ## Job description Position Summary This is a senior-level individual contributor on the Engineering Enablement team. The team builds the shared CI/CD infrastructure, AI development tooling, and sandbox environments that hundreds of R&D engineers depend on. A core part of that mission is advancing MeridianLink's AI-native development program — building the harnesses, agent infrastructure, and shared tooling that move engineering teams from ad-hoc AI usage toward autonomous, repeatable development pipelines. This role owns a significant chunk of that platform and drives adoption across engineering teams. This is a hands-on role: real code, real infrastructure, direct engagement with engineering teams. The measure of success is how much faster you make everyone else. ## Key Competencies What it means to be a Senior Engineer at MeridianLink Senior individual contributors own their work end-to-end, identify problems before they're surfaced, and make the engineers around them better. Senior engineers at MeridianLink are active, daily users of AI-assisted development tools. Technical Execution & Delivery - Owns features and infrastructure end-to-end: design through production release, limited guidance required - Identifies edge cases and failure modes independently within assigned scope - Participates actively in code review with constructive, specific feedback - Surfaces blockers early rather than waiting for check-ins Craft & Professionalism - Writes tests that catch regressions without over-engineering the suite - Monitors shipped work, responds to issues, and follows incidents to resolution - Puts institutional knowledge into shared systems rather than individual heads CI/CD & Build Systems - Designs pipeline abstractions (templates, shared jobs, reusable configs) that work across multiple teams and tech stacks - Reasons clearly about the tradeoffs between standardization and flexibility at org scale - Keeps pipelines healthy, observable, and continuously improving AI Tooling & Developer Infrastructure - Builds and maintains shared MCP servers, agent orchestration harnesses, and reusable skills and plugins - Understands LLM developer tooling in practice: tool definitions, agent loops, prompt management - Designs shared tooling with product thinking: requirements gathering, feedback triage, prioritized backlog Sandbox & Agent Infrastructure - Owns the shared infrastructure layer for autonomous AI agent environments: orchestration, provisioning, observability, cost controls, and security guardrails - Partners with product teams on their individual sandbox configs while maintaining the platform underneath Enablement & Engineering Advocacy - Treats engineers as customers: office hours, documentation, feedback loops - Measures platform impact with DORA metrics, adoption rates, and time-to-productivity data - Closes the gap between shipping tooling and driving adoption Expected Duties CI/CD Platform - Own and evolve shared infrastructure: templates, shared jobs, abstractions, and standards across R&D - Resolve systemic reliability issues: flaky tests, slow builds, caching inefficiencies - Partner with teams during migrations and help them adopt shared abstractions without disrupting delivery AI Tooling Platform - Build and maintain shared MCP server infrastructure connecting AI harnesses to internal systems (Jira, Confluence, GitLab, internal APIs) - Develop agent orchestration infrastructure: scheduling, observability, cost controls, security boundaries - Build reusable harness skills, slash commands, and workflow scripts that ship as internal plugins Sandbox Infrastructure - Own the shared infrastructure for AI agent sandbox environments: container orchestration, environment templates, networking, resource management - Build and maintain orchestration and admin tooling: provisioning, lifecycle management, health monitoring, cost tracking - Implement security guardrails for data isolation between sandbox environments Enablement & Adoption - Drive AI tooling adoption through documentation, onboarding programs, office hours, and direct team engagement - Maintain the internal best practices hub and AI development playbook - Instrument platform usage and productivity metrics to measure whether investments are moving the needle Collaboration & Growing Others - Participate in design discussions and code reviews; give and receive feedback constructively - Mentor other engineers on the team - Contribute to documentation and onboarding materials that reduce tribal knowledge Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required - 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, delivering features and infrastructure independently in production - Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD systems at org scale, preferably GitLab CI and/or Jenkins - Experience building developer-facing tooling or platform services other engineers depend on - Hands-on experience with LLM developer tooling: MCP, LLM APIs, agent orchestration, or AI harnesses (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot Workspace, or equivalent) - Deep proficiency in Python or TypeScript, with production experience sufficient to own and deliver real features - Proficiency with Kubernetes and Helm at production scale on AWS or Azure - Experience designing shared pipeline abstractions and CI/CD infrastructure used by multiple teams - Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or equivalent) - Proficiency with standard development tooling: Git, Docker, automated testing, and modern scripting languages - Active daily use of AI-assisted development tools - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience ## Preferred - Prior Engineering Enablement, Platform Engineering, or Developer Productivity role with direct measurement of developer velocity - Experience building MCP servers or tool-integration layers for LLM-based systems - Experience building or operating infrastructure for autonomous AI agents: sandboxed execution, scheduling, observability, cost management - Familiarity with DORA metrics and developer productivity instrumentation - Experience with JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, or equivalent artifact management systems - Prior experience in financial services, fintech, or a regulated technology environment - Exposure to SOC 2 or similar compliance frameworks from an engineering perspective What Success Looks Like Within the first few months, a successful hire is shipping CI/CD improvements teams are actively using and contributing meaningfully to the AI tooling platform. Over time, success is adoption: more teams on shared infrastructure, faster delivery, less one-off tooling being built in isolation. Engineers who thrive here care about making other people more productive and find genuine satisfaction in watching adoption metrics climb. ## About MeridianLink ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: MeridianLink provides a digital lending platform that connects account opening, loan origination, mortgages, HELOCs, credit cards, and more for community financial institutions. - **Entity Type**: Public (ticker not explicitly listed in provided materials – widely known as NYSE: MLNK) - **Headquarters**: Not explicitly stated in the provided sources (remote-first company operating across the US) - **Founded**: 1998 - **Founders**: Not publicly available in the provided materials ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial technology (digital lending software) - **Target customers**: Community banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks (IMBs), consumer reporting agencies – primarily B2B and enterprise - **Mission**: “To accelerate and simplify workflows while helping community financial institutions grow, scale, and serve their consumers and communities.” - **Vision**: “To be the trusted technology platform that enables community financial institutions to thrive by delivering smarter, connected financial experiences and powering better outcomes for all.” ## Products & Services - **Consumer Lending Software**: SaaS platform for personal loans, credit cards, and unsecured loan origination with built-in compliance and AI-driven insights. - **Mortgage Lending Software**: Digital mortgage origination and HELOC solutions designed to close loans faster and grow lending volume. - **Digital Account Opening**: Fully digital account opening and new deposit account creation. - **Indirect Lending Software**: Tools to simplify loan servicing and expand lending opportunities, particularly for auto loans. - **Analytics & AI**: Data-driven insights and intelligent automation to help institutions uncover opportunities and reduce risk. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not provided in the available sources. - **Key Metric**: Platform processed over 16M+ unsecured loan applications, 8M+ home loan applications, 5M+ new accounts, and 1M+ auto loan applications (as stated on the website). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly mentioned (platform described as “the industry’s most robust partner network”). - **Growth Signals**: 5M+ new accounts handled in the past year; continuous innovation with AI and automation; fully remote company scaling its team. ## Competitive Advantages - **Largest connected platform**: Backed by 25+ years of industry expertise and a broad partner marketplace. - **Built-in compliance**: Compliance embedded into the platform, enabling faster, trusted lending. - **Human-centric approach**: Focus on helping community institutions maintain personal relationships while adopting modern digital capabilities. - **AI and data-driven**: Using AI and data to turn insight into action without adding complexity. ## Strategic Focus - **Continuous innovation**: Future-ready technology that evolves with consumer and workforce expectations. - **Intelligent automation**: Smarter workflows to reduce friction and increase efficiency for lenders. - **Expanding ecosystem**: Growing the partner network and integrating more data and AI capabilities. - **Remote-first culture**: Operating as a fully remote company to attract talent across the US. ## Why Work Here - **Fully remote**: MeridianLink is a remote-first company with a strong emphasis on connection through virtual team activities. - **Collaborative culture**: Open, collaborative work environment where every idea is valued; leadership is approachable and accessible. - **Continuous learning**: Job-specific training, monthly soft-skill sessions, leadership classes, and a comprehensive online learning system. - **Community impact**: Paid volunteer day off; company-sponsored community service projects. - **Perks**: Casual dress code, celebrations of holidays and milestones, programs supporting financial, physical, and mental health. - **Engineering culture**: Technical roles may include live coding exercises; emphasis on curiosity, problem-solving, and career growth. ## Sources 1. [meridianlink.com](https://www.meridianlink.com/) 2. [meridianlink.com/careers](https://www.meridianlink.com/careers/) 3. [meridianlink.com/who-we-are](https://www.meridianlink.com/who-we-are/) 4. [meridianlink.com/about-meridianlink](https://www.meridianlink.com/about-meridianlink/) 5. 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