Senior Platform Engineer - Scalable Backend & AI (Remote)

Oportun; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Oportun is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable platform services and shared libraries that improve developer productivity, reliability, and delivery velocity.

You will mentor engineers, participate in reviews, and drive operational excellence with monitoring and incident response. A strong background in backend systems, cloud platforms, and secure development is expected.

Qualifications

• 7–8 years of software engineering experience with a relevant degree.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain scalable platform services.
• Contribute to architecture decisions emphasizing reliability and scalability.
• Write high-quality code and promote engineering best practices.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions.
• Drive monitoring, alerting, and incident response improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Explore AI tools to improve productivity.

Skills

Backend development

Java

C++

C#

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Continuous Delivery

Mentoring & leadership

Security in distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Git

Job description

Oportun is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable platform services and shared libraries that improve developer productivity, reliability, and delivery velocity.

You will mentor engineers, participate in reviews, and drive operational excellence with monitoring and incident response. A strong background in backend systems, cloud platforms, and secure development is expected.