Staff Software Engineer

Designs and builds robust backend infrastructure for mortgage servicing platform handling billions in loans at scale. Requires 7+ years experience building scalable systems, with Python/React/Docker/K8s/GCP stack expertise.

255k – 300kNew York, NYSan Francisco, CABackend EngineeringOnsite7+ YOE

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About the role

Responsibilities

Learn new concepts and technologies quickly and apply them to challenging problems
Design and build robust and extensible infrastructure to handle evolving and complex federal, state, and agency regulations
Dive deep to understand the inner workings of a highly complex industry
Work with Product and Design to define the best experience for our customers

Ideal Background

7+ years of software engineering experience building quality software applications at scale
Strong communicator
Able to work cross-functionally to balance product and technical requirements
Great at building scalable systems from scratch with a fast turnaround
Experience with one or more of the following: web application development, mobile application development, building large-scale distributed systems, or infrastructure management
Time management skills that will maximize efficiency in a fast-paced startup environment

Benefits

Competitive salary with a meaningful stake in the company via equity, and 401k plan
Comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits
Commuter benefits
Learning & development opportunities including regular review cycles
Quarterly budgets for team and company outings
Flexible paid time off, sick days, and 11 company holidays
12 weeks paid baby bonding time

Skills

PythonReactDockerKubernetesGCPWeb Application DevelopmentMobile Application DevelopmentLarge-Scale Distributed SystemsInfrastructure Management

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