Senior Software Engineer

Signify Technology; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Signify Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Austin, TX for a full-time, permanent role. You will design and scale our backend systems with a focus on performance and reliability.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in software engineering, strong Ruby backend experience, and comfort with React frontend. AWS and Terraform are a plus as we scale. This role offers hybrid work and collaboration with leadership on product direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend experience, ideally with Ruby or similar languages.
• Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks is a plus.
• Experience with infrastructure tools like AWS and Terraform is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable backend systems and user-facing products.
• Contribute to evolving system architecture with a focus on performance and reliability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure technical work aligns with business needs.
• Promote engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Software engineering

Backend development

Front-end familiarity

Tools

Ruby

React

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $140,000–$180,000

Location: Hybrid / Onsite – Austin, Texas

Company Overview: A Series A venture-backed startup is building a suite of financial tools designed to bring greater flexibility and transparency to a historically underserved market. The company supports both individuals and businesses through a platform that simplifies key financial and operational workflows.

Founded by experienced operators with prior startup success, the team is backed by top-tier fintech and consumer tech investors. The company is entering a new phase of growth and is expanding its engineering team to support increased demand and an ambitious product roadmap.

Role Overview: The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in designing and scaling the platform’s core systems. This is a high-impact position with direct exposure to leadership and an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to product direction, technical standards, and team culture.

Location: Candidates must be based in Austin, TX, as the product and leadership teams operate locally in a hybrid or in-office model.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable backend systems and user-facing products
• Contribute to evolving system architecture with a focus on performance and reliability
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure technical work aligns with business needs
• Promote engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, and documentation

Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• Strong backend experience, ideally with Ruby or similar languages
• Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks is a plus
• Experience with infrastructure tools like AWS and Terraform is a bonus