Staff Software Engineer
Location: Remote (US) • San Francisco, CA • New York, NY
Salary: $210,000 – $275,000 (base, location-adjusted)
About the Company
Fintech’s mission is to empower every homeowner. We believe the journey of home ownership starts when you get your keys, but lasts far beyond. We’re creating a world where home ownership comes with ease, security, and financial know-how. Our growing team of engineers, operators, product enthusiasts, and experienced servicing professionals are leveraging technology to fundamentally improve the homeownership experience. Through mortgage servicing—the process of paying off one’s mortgage—Fintech is taking the first step in transforming the industry one homeowner, and lender, at a time.
Engineering at Fintech
We are building a world-class engineering team to automate one of the most regulated spaces in the financial sector—the mortgage and housing industry. We come from companies like Google, Facebook, Spotify, Oscar Health, and Twilio. You’ll join a small, tight-knit group of engineers who are developing flexible backend architecture to accurately handle billions of dollars at scale. In addition, our team is fulfilling Fintech’s mission by creating a great user experience to help homeowners manage their mortgages through a platform that delivers new features quickly and with quality. Our tech stack is built on Python, React, Docker, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform.
Our headquarters are in New York City, and this year, we’re excited to open a new office in San Francisco. Plus, we fully support remote work!
Responsibilities
- Learn new concepts and technologies quickly and apply them to challenging problems
- Design and build robust and extensible infrastructure to handle evolving and complex federal, state, and agency regulations
- Dive deep to understand the inner workings of a highly complex industry
- Work with Product and Design to define the best experience for our customers
Ideal Background
- 7+ years of software engineering experience building quality software applications at scale
- Strong communicator
- Able to work cross-functionally to balance product and technical requirements
- Great at building scalable systems from scratch with a fast turnaround
- Experience with one or more of the following: web application development, mobile application development, building large-scale distributed systems, or infrastructure management
- Time management skills that will maximize efficiency in a fast-paced startup environment
Benefits
- Compensation: Competitive base salary ($210K–$275K) with equity stake and 401(k) plan
- Health & Well-Being: Comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits
- Commuter: Pre-tax deductions for transit, rideshare, and parking
- Onboarding & Growth: Company-wide orientation, L&D opportunities, and 360° feedback cycles
- Culture & Perks: Quarterly budgets for team outings, swag, cooking classes, or dinners
- Time Off: Flexible PTO, sick days, and 11 company holidays
- Parental Leave: 12 weeks fully paid for all parents