Oportun is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Oportun's Engineering Business Unit as a Senior Software Engineer and contribute to designing, developing, and maintaining sophisticated software solutions. As a key member of the team, you will take ownership of technical execution, ensure business continuity, and lead multiple features. With your expertise and leadership abilities, you will actively contribute to architectural decisions, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• 6+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or a Master's degree with an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven track record of delivering sophisticated software solutions with high quality
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for tackling complex technical and business problems. challenges
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
• Demonstrated experience in web application development, RESTful APIs, and frontend technologies HTML, CSS, Java Script, Angular
• Write clean maintainable, and efficient code to ensure high-quality UI components and features
• Ability to quickly learn new systems/requirements, and create POCs and develop code
• Solid grasp of version control systems, such as Git
• Knowledge in OAuth2
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment
• Proven ability to mentor and lead other engineers, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment

Responsibilities

• You actively contribute to the end-to-end delivery of complex software applications, ensuring adherence to best practices and high overall quality standards
• You have a strong understanding of a business or system domain with sufficient knowledge & expertise around the appropriate metrics and trends. You collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to understand business needs and translate them into effective software solutions
• You provide technical leadership and expertise, guiding the team in making sound architectural decisions and solving challenging technical problems. Your solutions anticipate scale, reliability, monitoring, integration, and extensibility
• You conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability. You mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, growth, and technical excellence within the team
• You play a significant role in the ongoing evolution and refinement of current tools and applications used by the team, and drive adoption of new practices within your team
• You take ownership of (customer) issues, including initial troubleshooting, identification of root cause and issue escalation or resolution, while maintaining the overall reliability and performance of our systems
• You set the benchmark for responsiveness and ownership and overall accountability of engineering systems
• You independently drive and lead multiple features, contribute to (a) large project(s), and lead smaller projects. You can orchestrate work that spans multiples engineers within your team and keep all relevant stakeholders informed