Senior Staff Software Engineer — Hybrid Fintech Platform

Lower; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Parental leave

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Paid holidays and PTO

401K with company match

Discount on home mortgage refinances/p

Job summary

Lower is building technology that powers digital mortgage, home finance, automation, and AI-powered experiences across the homeownership journey. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and evolution of core services, systems, and architectural patterns across Lower’s engineering organization.

You’ll mentor engineers and drive high-impact technical initiatives that improve both developer productivity and customer experience.

Qualifications

• Full-stack expertise and ability to deliver backend and frontend solutions.
• Proficiency in the listed tech stack: TypeScript, React, AWS, Next.js, Node.js, C#/.NET, Go and Postgres.
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of scalable, reliable, and maintainable distributed systems across teams.
• Mentor engineers, promote best practices, and drive technical initiatives.
• Collaborate with product and business leaders to translate initiatives into scalable solutions.
• Oversee architecture decisions and ensure long-term platform scalability.
• Drive cross-team alignment, documentation, and delivery velocity.

Tools

TypeScript

React

AWS

Next.js

Node.js

C#/.NET

Go

PostgreSQL

Cursor

Claude Code

Codex

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Lower is building technology that powers digital mortgage, home finance, automation, and AI-powered experiences across the homeownership journey. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and evolution of core services, systems, and architectural patterns across Lower’s engineering organization.

You’ll mentor engineers and drive high-impact technical initiatives that improve both developer productivity and customer experience.