Senior Software Engineer, Oportun

• 6+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or a Master's degree with an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven track record of delivering sophisticated software solutions in a leadership capacity with high quality
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for tackling complex technical and business problems. challenges
• Mastery over data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
• Demonstrated experience in web application development, Java, Micro services, Spring boot, Spring Framework, RESTful APIs, Hibernate
• Ability to quickly learn new systems/requirements, and create POCs and develop code
• Experience in relational databases like MySQL, MariaDB and SQL
• Solid grasp of version control systems, such as Git
• Knowledge in OAuth2
• Proven ability to mentor and lead a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a track record of effectively collaborating in a team-oriented environment
• Exposure to one of the cloud technologies - AWS/Azure/GCP

Desirable

• The Senior Software Engineer role offers a unique opportunity to combine your technical expertise with strategic thinking, guiding the team in making architectural decisions, mentoring senior engineers, and actively contributing to the evolution of our technology stack
• This role is the SME and “go-to” person in the team, and the individual works well under pressure, responds with urgency and operates with a high degree of autonomy, accountability and maturity
• As a Senior Software engineer, you are the domain expert in multiple areas, and can provide regular insight to product and design leads of all levels that are working within these areas
• You can identify, tackle and deliver on strategically important problems for the group whether it is Product, Platform, or Infrastructure
• This role affords opportunities to lead and contribute to design and implementation of multiple large projects, or lead a large org or company-wide objective, including the possibility of (technically) leading multiple small(er) teams, or a large team
• Overall, this role has all the ingredients for the incumbent to command and hold respect as an expert and to develop a track-record of deep and/or broad impact to a product or technology area
• You lead the end-to-end delivery of complex software applications, ensuring adherence to best practices and high overall quality standards
• You create frameworks and abstractions that lessen the workload of other engineers
• Your documentation and tutorials enable other teams to leverage your work independently
• You identify and resolve improvements in test coverage for end-to-end business flows across multiple systems (and teams)
• You introduce new tools, techniques, and coding patterns to other engineers, some of which may be developed by yourself, and drive this change to other teams
• You drive technical decision-making, contribute to, and sometimes lead, architectural discussions, and propose innovative solutions to address complex technical and/or systemic architectural challenges
• You collaborate across teams and build systems to address architectural gaps
• You take ownership of critical projects and initiatives, providing project leadership, and ensuring successful delivery through effective project management and communication
• You engage with stakeholders across the group, understanding their needs and working through the complexity and conflicting goals
• You have the ability to provide a clear and concise explanation of business strategy, technical concepts, designs or implementation to a non-technical audience
• You collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to gather and translate business requirements into efficient and scalable software solutions
• You have a track record of leading cross-team efforts that deliver meaningful results across engineering, product, and/or design
• You work through technical, organizational and scheduling complexity to align teams and deliver results in a positive way for the people and teams involved
• Your interactions build trust and speed at scale into our organization
• You are the technical thought leader of the team, and provide necessary guidance and mentorship to senior team members whenever required
• You play the key technical counterpart to an engineering manager with a larger team; you can provide effective feedback to engineering managers at all levels to identify and help address gaps in their teams
• You successfully advocate for technologies and processes that make multiple teams more efficient
• You conduct rigorous code reviews, offering valuable feedback to maintain code quality, performance, and maintainability
• You continuously identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains within the software development lifecycle
• You stay informed about emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices, and proactively introduce relevant advancements to enhance our products and services