Oportun is hiring a
Senior Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Oportun's team and be part of a mission-driven fintech that empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. As a key member, you will help define, standardize, implement, and evangelize approaches to software development, building architectures and solutions to make engineers more productive and solutions more robust. You will lead incorporation of continuous feedback loops, drive operational excellence, and propose scalable ways to continually improve OE.

Requirements

• Typically requires a minimum 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or a Master's degree with an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven experience (10+ years) in software development, with a strong focus on backend or full-stack development
• Expertise in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, or similar
• Mastery of software design principles, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience designing and building scalable and reliable distributed systems in cloud (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical and business problems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to lead and mentor multiple teams across multiple complex business problems

Responsibilities

• You help define, standardize, implement, and evangelize approaches to software development that raise the bar across your organization
• You build architectures and solutions within your organization to make our engineers more productive and our solutions more robust. You are called upon to mediate discussions and build alignment on technical approaches across teams. Your delivery of architecture sets the standard for the organization with a high focus on engineering excellence and innovation
• You lead incorporation of appropriate continuous feedback loops measuring customer value, usage patterns, and other actionable metrics of value. You drive operational excellence across the org and propose scalable ways to continually improve OE. You break through surface-level remediation for on-call issues and identify high-impact initiatives to reduce on-call escalation across the organization
• You provide technical and organizational guidance to your organization while continuing to be deeply involved in specific, strategic projects. You enable collaborations to happen through your vision and leadership. You look for opportunities to foster collaboration between teams in the technology organization
• You can recognize opportunities where Oportun is underinvested and can make a strong case for why we need to double down our investment in these areas
• You identify the cause, build and represent the case with the right stakeholders and lead the change that impacts the entire (CTO) organization

Benefits

• We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment opportunities without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other category protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate
• California applicants can find a copy of Oportun's CCPA Notice here: https://oportun.com/privacy/california-privacy-notice