Senior Software Engineer

DriveTime; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work From Home

Medical, dental, and vision

401(K)

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

DriveTime is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Tempe, AZ to drive multi‑year initiatives on cutting-edge tech. You will design, develop, and maintain scalable full‑stack apps using Angular and .NET, work with product owners, and translate legacy workflows into modern APIs and services.

The role emphasizes building RESTful/GraphQL APIs, mentoring junior engineers, and improving reliability, observability, and security across systems. A strong background in Azure and DevOps is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full‑stack development with C# and .NET
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Hands‑on experience building scalable, distributed systems
• Strong experience developing APIs using RESTful and/or GraphQL
• Experience designing and working with event‑driven architectures
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server, including complex queries and stored procedures
• Proficiency with front-end development (Modern Angular, React, or Vue)
• Experience writing unit tests and maintaining quality codebases
• Working knowledge of Azure cloud services such as App Services, Functions, and Azure SQL
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable full-stack applications using Angular and .NET
• Partnering with product owners and analysts to understand processes and dependencies
• Translating mainframe-era workflows into clean APIs and services
• Building and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs for front-end and back-end integration
• Creating Angular-based SPAs with focus on usability and performance
• Contributing to event-driven and workflow-oriented solutions, including asynchronous processing
• Writing clean, testable, maintainable code aligned with engineering practices
• Owning engineering solutions end-to-end and improving reliability and observability
• Ensuring applications meet security, performance, and compliance expectations
• Participating in code reviews and mentoring junior engineers

Skills

C#/.NET

Angular

REST/GraphQL APIs

Azure

SQL Server

DevOps CI/CD

Unit Testing

Angular/React/Vue

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

Job description

What's Under the Hood

DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership.

The DriveTime Family of Brands spans across DriveTime, Bridgecrest and SilverRock. You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle.

That's Nice, But What's the Job?

This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship now or in the future are not eligible for hire at this time.

In short, as our Senior Software Engineer, you are responsible to drive several exciting initiatives, help solve problems, no matter how big or small, work on business-critical projects built around cutting-edge technologies, and convey strategy and accuracy to our top-level decision-makers.

In long, as the Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable full-stack applications using Angular and .NET

• Partnering closely with product owners, business analysts, and technical teams to understand existing processes and system dependencies

• Translating mainframe-era workflows into clean, well‑documented APIs and services

• Building and maintaining RESTful and GraphQL APIs to support front‑end and back‑end integration

• Creating Angular‑based single‑page applications with strong attention to usability and performance

• Contributing to event‑driven and workflow‑oriented solutions, including asynchronous processing, reconciliation, and backfill scenarios

• Writing clean, testable, and maintainable code aligned with engineering best practices

• Owning engineering solutions end‑to‑end and proactively identifying opportunities to improve reliability, observability, and scalability

• Ensuring applications meet security, performance, and compliance expectations

• Participating in code reviews and mentoring junior engineers to support team growth and continuous improvement

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking For?

• Ability to establish cross-functional, collaborative relationships with business and technology partners

• Strong collaborators who can communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑technical stakeholders

• Problem solvers who take ownership and think critically about long‑term maintainability

• Team players who value clean code, testing, and thoughtful design

• People who are curious, adaptable, and open to evolving engineering practices

• Engineers comfortable using AI-assisted development tools responsible, with a strong human‑in‑the‑loop mindset

The Specifics.

• 5+ years of full‑stack development experience with C# and .NET

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent work experience

• Hands‑on experience building scalable, distributed systems

• Strong experience developing APIs using RESTful and/or GraphQL approaches

• Experience designing and working with event‑driven architectures

• Strong knowledge of SQL Server, including complex queries and stored procedures

• Proficiency with front-end development (Modern Angular, React, or Vue)

• Experience writing unit tests and supporting high‑quality, maintainable codebases

• Working knowledge of Azure cloud services such as App Services, Functions, and Azure SQL

• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation

Nice to Have.

• Background in financial services, accounting systems, or corporate finance environments

• Experience modernizing legacy or monolithic applications into service‑oriented or microservices architectures

• Exposure to real‑time data streaming and messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka / Confluent)

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)

• Familiarity with workflow or process automation tools such as Pega BPM or Informatica

• Experience working with Snowflake, including querying and performance tuning

So What About the Perks? Perks matter

• Work From Home.Feel free to rock the casual wear while still being camera ready. You will be working from your home office (in an approved city & state) and make sure you have a conducive and quiet workspace with no distractions and reliable and secure internet.
• Medical, dental, and vision, oh my! DriveTime Family of Brands covers a sizable amount of insurance premiums to ensure our employees receive top-tier healthcare coverage.
• But Wait, There’s More. 401(K), Company paid life insurance policy, short and long-term disability coverage to name a few.
• Growth Opportunities. You grow, I grow, we all grow! But seriously, DriveTime Family of Brands is committed to providing its employees with every opportunity to grow professionally with roughly over 1,000 employees promoted year over year.
• Tuition Reimbursement. We're as passionate about your professional development as you are. With that, we'll put our money where our mouth is.
• Wellness Program. Health is wealth! This program includes self-guided coaching and journeys, cash incentives and discounts on your medical premiums through engaging in fun activities!
• Gratitude is Green. We offer competitive pay across the organization, because, well… money matters!

• Paid Time Off.Not just lip service: we work hard, to play hard! Paid time off includes (for all full‑time roles) wellness days, holidays, and good ole' fashioned YOU time! For our Part-timers, don't fear you get some time too...vacation time is available - the more you work, the more you earn!

Anything Else? Absolutely.

DriveTime Family of Brands is Great Place to Work Certified! And get this: 90% of our rockstar employees say they feel right at home here. We could spend a lot of time having you read about ALL our awards, but we'll save time (and practice some humility) just naming a few others; Comparably Awards: Best Company for Diversity, Best Company Culture and Best Company Leadership, oh and don't forget Phoenix Business Journal Healthiest Employers (okay, we'll stop there)!

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background and drug screening process. DriveTime is a drug‑free, tobacco‑free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

And when it comes to hiring, we don't just look for the right person for the job, we seek out the right person for DriveTime. Buckle up for plenty of opportunities to grow in a professional, fun, and high-energy environment!