Senior Software Engineer

A fast-emerging start-up providing efficiency, accuracy, and transparency to the complex construction finance industry is looking for a Senior Software Engineer. The engineer will join the team and be responsible for building intelligent software that simplifies construction lending. The selected candidate will work on leading the architecture of complex, scalable systems in a fast-paced product development process focused on solving challenging problems. The company offers reduced administrative burden and faster funds for lenders and real estate developers as well as managing their construction finance for projects ranging from $500k to over $500 mn. The position presents a full-time, long-term opportunity and requires a time overlap with Austin, TX.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work on building intelligent software that simplifies construction lending
• Develop elegant solutions to technical and customer-related problems
• Lead the team in architecting complex, scalable systems in a fast-paced product development process
• Improve the development process, and build highly scalable systems
• Stay up-to-date with modern technologies and practices
• Serve as a mentor to other engineers and deliver rock-solid solutions

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of software development experience with programming languages such as Elixir, Ruby, Python, or JavaScript
• Self-directed and capable of working effectively in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with front-end development
• Practical experience with client-side JavaScript, CSS, and component-driven UI development with React or similar tools
• Familiarity with GraphQL APIs, React, Machine Learning, Docker, Kubernetes, and RabbitMQ is nice to have
• Possess the skills and ability to take on serious DevOps responsibilities
• Experience writing highly performant database queries using Postgres
• The ability to architect software solutions considering both performance and future maintainability in a large existing codebase
•  Experience in building complex, highly scalable software systems
•  Deep understanding of best engineering practices for the software development life cycle, including coding standards, code review, source control, build, test, deploy, and operations
•  Experience with functional programming and Domain Driven Development is a bonus