Senior Backend Engineer - Python & AI-Driven

Octane®; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plans

Parental Leave

Time Off Policy

401k with company match

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Wellness Benefits

Job summary

Octane Lending is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build features and infrastructure for our decisioning (automated underwriting) team. You will work on the backend with Python, Django, and PostgreSQL, designing scalable systems and mentoring engineers.

You’ll contribute across the stack, ensure high-quality code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver fast, reliable financial software used by dealerships nationwide.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience; BS/MS in CS or related field preferred.
• Proficient in at least one modern language (Python, Java, Node.js).
• Experience designing and delivering scalable solutions end-to-end.
• Hands-on with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, CDK).
• Advanced SQL skills with PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle experience.
• Experience building/deploying containers with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Active code reviews and PR workflows; strong Git practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable software systems.
• Build features using Python and Django.
• Own reliability with automated tests.
• Lead code reviews and resolve complex bottlenecks.
• Collaborate across teams to implement product visions.
• Mentor junior engineers and set engineering standards.
• Leverage AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery.

Skills

5+ yrs exp

Python

Java

Node.js

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

CDK

SQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Mentoring

Communication

Education

BS in CS or related

MS preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

Octane Lending is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build features and infrastructure for our decisioning (automated underwriting) team. You will work on the backend with Python, Django, and PostgreSQL, designing scalable systems and mentoring engineers.

You’ll contribute across the stack, ensure high-quality code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver fast, reliable financial software used by dealerships nationwide.