Senior Software Engineer - Product (Hybrid)

Enova International; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

401(k) match

Sabbatical program

Paid time off

Job summary

Enova International in Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Software Engineer on the Product Consumer team. The role is hybrid with in‑office days Tue–Thu and some remote flexibility. You will design and implement distributed systems, collaborate with product and analytics, and mentor junior developers.

The successful candidate has 4+ years of programming experience and strong OO skills, with a track record in full‑stack development and API integrations.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of programming experience in any language; Rails preferred.
• Strong OO programming skills and API integration experience.
• Experience with asynchronous job processing (Sidekiq or similar).
• Ability to work across languages and pick the best tool for the problem.
• Experience building full‑stack web applications end‑to‑end.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement technical solutions for business problems.
• Collaborate with engineers, product, analytics, and operations.
• Lead end‑to‑end projects and mentor junior developers.
• Develop and maintain microservices and production systems.

Skills

Rails experience

OOP languages

Async jobs

AI agents

Polyglot programming

API integration

Project management

Full-stack web apps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Job description

Senior Software Engineer - Product (Hybrid)

Chicago, IL

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas or take over sponsorship at this time.

Responsibilities:
As a Senior Software Engineer on our Product Consumer team, you’ll be designing and implementing technical solutions to business problems. You’ll collaborate with other engineers to build the best systems for the problem at hand, learning from Lead Engineers and Architects, while mentoring junior developers. Most problems have multiple solutions and we need your expertise to figure out which one is best and drive to completion. In addition, you will work with Product Management, Analytics, and Operations to deliver business value.

Our most successful Senior Engineers are able to tackle a variety of tasks from designing microservices, operational issues, production debugging, risk mitigation and management, and the ability to pair with others outside of your immediate team in order to accomplish any task.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience with any programming language we welcome engineers from various technical backgrounds. Ideally we prefer 2+ years of Rails experience.
• Comfortable with AI agent harnesses and writing skills.
• Proficiency in one or more object-oriented programming languages.
• Experience developing and maintaining asynchronous jobs and task queues (Sidekiq or similar frameworks)
• The ability to solve problems in more than one language, and know exactly why one of them is better
• Expertise with building software features, enterprise architecture, and API integration to facilitate first in class software.
• Project management skills, specifically the ability to oversee projects end-to-end, estimate work, and break up problems into deliverable parts
• Deployed multiple web applications from a full-stack perspective.
• Experience collaborating with product managers to plan and scope products iteratively.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Nice to have:

• Deployed software using Ruby, Rails, Go, or PostgreSQL
• Experience in the Finance domain is a nice-to-have
• Aspiration to grow into a people leadership role through mentoring teammates, driving team initiatives, and shaping priorities.

Compensation:

This position includes various levels within our career ladder. The actual annual salary will be determined based on qualifications, skills, experience, and level assessed during the hiring process and may fall outside of the ranges shown.

Budgeted annual salary ranges:

Senior Software Engineer I: $98,000-$130,000
Senior Software Engineer II: $108,000 to $140,000

Additional compensation for this role may include a bonus. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in Company benefits, described in more detail here .

• Our hybrid roles require in-office work Tuesday through Thursday, with remote flexibility on Mondays and Fridays. This schedule fosters collaboration, team connection, and strategic planning, enhancing communication and effectiveness to drive results.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance including mental health benefits
• 401(k) matching plus a roth option (U.S. Based employees only)
• PTO & paid holidays off
• Sabbatical program (for eligible roles)
• Summer hours (for eligible roles)
• Paid parental leave
• DEI groups (B.L.A.C.K. @ Enova, HOLA @ Enova, Women @ Enova, Pride @ Enova, South Asians @ Enova, APEX @ Enova, and Parents @ Enova)
• Employee recognition and rewards program
• Charitable matching and a paid volunteer day...Plus so much more!

About Enova

Enova International is a leading financial technology company that provides online financial services through our AI and machine learning-powered Colossus™platform. We serve non-prime consumers and businesses alike, while offering world-class technology and services to traditional banks—in order to create accessible credit for millions.

Being a values-driven organization is at the core of Enova’s success. We live our values by listening to our customers, challenging assumptions, thinking big, setting high expectations, and hiring and developing the best. Through our values and our commitment to making Enova an awesome place to work, we maintain an environment of inclusion and culture where our employees can thrive. You can learn more about Enova’s values and culture here .

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