Software Engineering Lead

25Eight LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build significant features for the LendingHome platform. This role involves leading software development across the full stack, producing high-quality code, and providing mentorship to engineers. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in software engineering, a strong understanding of service-oriented architectures, and excellent communication skills. Join a team passionate about transforming financial transactions while delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with leading large-scale applications.
• 2+ years of experience as a software development lead.
• Extensive experience with service-oriented architectures and web application development.
• Strong experience in agile methodologies and test-driven development.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and own major pieces of the LendingHome platform.
• Work across the full stack from backend to frontend.
• Produce high-quality code and establish coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews and provide technical mentorship.

Skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Software architecture

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Education

BS, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Job description

We’ve built a fundamental model for complex financial transactions and powerful workflow tools to help investors, companies, and lawyers complete financing deals. We’re already working with the top law firms in the world and have a set of influential investors backing and supporting us as we bring clarity and efficiency to the financial world.

The company was co-founded and backed by Joe Lonsdale of Palantir, Addepar, and 8VC. We have offices in San Francisco and Asia, staffed with engineers, product leaders, and business people from prestigious US schools and tech companies.

Job Description

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer who will lead by example, write great code, solve difficult problems, set a high bar for the entire team, and help the team achieve excellence. You will build high quality, architecturally-sound systems that will forever change how people engage with mortgages. You will think globally when designing and building the LendingHome platform, ensuring the architecture is evolving in the right long term direction while bringing value to customers daily.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for making a positive difference, solving complex problems efficiently using technology, constantly learning as well as teaching, and a strong background in building best-in-class large-scale SaaS or consumer applications.

You Will:

Design, create and own major pieces of the LendingHome platform and customer-facing features

Work across the full stack--from the backend all the way to the presentation layer

Lead by example and produce high-quality code that establishes coding standards and best practices for the team

Provide technical mentorship to engineers across our organization

Be responsible for software architecture, including determination of current limitations and compatibilities between subsystems, selection of new concepts and methodology, and development of major components

Create technical requirements, software design specifications, and other forms of architectural documentation

Participate in code reviews

Investigate and resolve application issues, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies

Be a strong partner to Product Managers, UX Designers, and other functions

Effectively communicate technical and business risks to stakeholders

Deliver high-quality work on tight schedules

Qualifications

Requirements

• BS, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

5+ years of software engineering experience, with a proven track record of leading large-scale, high availability, and fault tolerant SaaS or consumer applications

2+ years of experience as a software development lead, including optimizing short-term execution while planning for long-term technical capabilities

Extensive experience with service-oriented architectures, design patterns, web services, and web applications development

Demonstrated experience with database design, queueing, caching, containers, APIs, security and the operational aspects of running large systems

Strong experience in agile and test-driven methodologies

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Bonus Points:

Professional experience with Ruby on Rails

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines