Senior Backend Software Engineer (Fintech, Distributed Systems)

This is a Fully Remote Job

1. About Our Client:

This organization operates in the fintech industry, focusing on mortgage servicing software. It addresses the challenge of managing complex, regulated mortgage workflows by providing a platform that supports over $100 billion in mortgages. The platform helps large financial institutions reduce servicing costs and improve customer satisfaction. The organization has raised over $230 million and is expanding its engineering team.

2. About the Opportunity:

The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for backend-heavy product and platform development from design through production. This role involves building and scaling systems that handle billions of dollars in mortgage transactions, designing reliable distributed infrastructure to meet complex regulatory requirements, and utilizing modern AI coding tools while ensuring high standards of human review and accuracy. The position requires collaboration across product, infrastructure, and platform teams, contributing to architecture, system design, and engineering standards.

3. Responsibilities:

• Own backend product and platform work from design to production
• Build and scale systems supporting large mortgage transaction volumes
• Design distributed infrastructure compliant with regulatory requirements

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• Use AI coding tools with rigorous human review for correctness
• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and platform teams
• Contribute to architecture, system design, and engineering standards

4. Requirements:

• 3 to 10 years of backend-focused software engineering experience
• Experience in a product-focused software company with clear ownership and career progression
• Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms, capable of solving coding problems independently
• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems
• Strong product judgment and communication skills

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• Comfortable working in a high-growth environment
• Daily use of AI coding tools such as Cursor, Copilot, or Claude Code
• Experience with Python, React, Docker, Kubernetes, or Google Cloud Platform is beneficial

5. Pay Range and Compensation Package:

• Base salary ranging from $210,000 to $300,000 depending on level and experience
• Competitive equity
• Comprehensive benefits
• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave
• Full-time remote work within the United States with optional office access in New York City and San Francisco

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• Possible support for visa sponsorship and transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers

6. Benefits & Perks:

• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.

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