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What they do

Salmon builds a banking and lending platform, starting in the Philippines. Its app has credit lines, loans, savings, and time deposits. Its banking arm, Salmon Bank, holds a license from the BSP, the country's central bank. Salmon says it has 7 million app downloads and 7,000 partner stores, and US$310 million raised. Its founders built Tinkoff, a tech-led bank.

What they value

• Real ownership.
• Growth through challenge.
• Trust and healthy debate.
• Merit-driven success.

Where they hire

Salmon is based in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, and calls itself hybrid-first. Most roles are in Metro Manila and at Philippine branches. Many engineering and data roles are remote from Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Serbia, or the EU. 16 of 59 roles are remote, on Manila hours. Some roles require a move to Manila, with relocation and visa support.

Teams and roles

Risk management is the largest group, with 7 of 59 roles. Engineering, operations, and partners and distribution have 6 each, and growth has 5.

• Engineering: frontend (React and Next.js), iOS, Android, Kotlin and Java on the payment platform, and quality engineering. Most are remote.
• Data: an ML engineer builds credit scoring, collection, and anti-fraud models. A data engineer works on Databricks and Spark. An analytics engineer and data analysts complete the team.
• Bank operations: account services, cash, and settlement officers, many at branches and some on night shift.
• Risk, collections, legal, and compliance: mostly in Taguig, Mandaluyong, and Metro Manila, with some field roles.
• Sales: territory supervisors and heads who lead sales staff in partner stores across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

What they look for

Most of the 16 engineering, data, and product roles ask for SQL. Some ask for Python or Kotlin. Most ask for two or more years of experience. About half ask for experience in fintech, banking, payments, or lending, or for strong ownership of your work.

Many bank, risk, and compliance roles ask for knowledge of the BSP's rules or for work at a bank that the BSP regulates. Many other roles ask for a degree, and some ask for three or more years in banking or finance. Customer, sales, and training roles ask for English and Tagalog. Copywriting and localization roles also ask for Cebuano.