Senior Staff Software Engineer (Fully Remote)

Oportun; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Oportun is seeking a highly influential individual contributor for a deeply technical leadership role. You will shape architecture and execution for complex initiatives, guiding backend services, APIs, and distributed systems from discovery to production.

The position requires 12+ years of software engineering experience, deep distributed-systems and cloud expertise, and a strong focus on system design and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 12+ years software engineering experience.
• Deep experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud.
• Strong skills in system design and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives from discovery to production.
• Guide backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Mentor staff engineers and drive engineering best practices.

Skills

Distributed systems

System design

Cloud

Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

• Highly influential IC role for a deeply technical leader.
• Shape architecture and execution for complex initiatives.

What You'll Do:

• Lead cross-functional technical initiatives from discovery to production.
• Guide backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Mentor staff engineers and drive engineering best practices.

What You Bring:

• 12+ years software engineering experience.
• Deep experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud.
• Strong skills in system design and operational excellence.

Oportun is a mission-driven financial services company that provides responsible credit, savings, and budgeting tools to help members build a better financial future. It has provided over $22.7 billion in credit and values speed, high standards, and using AI to work smarter.