Senior Staff Software Engineer - Remote

Overview

Oportun is on a mission to deploy high availability, fault tolerant, scalable, and efficient applications in a Continuous-delivery mindset in a container-based environment. We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to help design, build, and maintain foundational services that are built on top of it.

In Short

• Define and standardize software development approaches.
• Build platform architecture to enhance engineer productivity.
• Rearchitect foundational services for company-wide impact.
• Facilitate discussions and technical alignment across teams.
• Set standards for architecture with a focus on innovation.
• Incorporate feedback loops to measure customer value.
• Drive operational excellence across the organization.
• Identify and address on-call issues effectively.
• Provide technical guidance while engaging in delivery.
• Design and drive platform services strategy.

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of related experience.
• Proven experience in software development focused on platform services.
• Exemplary distributed system design skills.
• Expertise in programming languages like Java, Python, C++.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in Continuous Delivery and zero-downtime deployment.
• Knowledge of secure development practices.
• Experience in designing and maintaining container-based applications.
• Financial services or fintech experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive work culture.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact.
• Engagement in innovative projects.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams.