Junior Software Engineer

Housemax Funding•Austin, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

HouseMax Funding is a staple of the real estate investment community. As a premier hard money lender, we are known for speed, reliability, and deep market expertise. We are driven to help real estate investors grow their businesses through fast and flexible funding solutions and we’re growing fast ourselves. HouseMax Funding is seeking a Junior Software Engineer to help build and support the technology that drives our real estate lending operations. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining internal applications, supporting the data infrastructure that powers key business functions, and contributing to innovative solutions leveraging modern web technologies and LLMs. While your primary focus will be application development, you will also assist with maintaining data ingestion processes, integrations, and reporting tools. Reporting to the Data Analytics Engineer, you will collaborate closely with Operations, Leadership, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into scalable, reliable technology solutions that improve efficiency and support data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
0-2+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, analytics, database management, or API development
Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and modern development practices
Experience building, maintaining, or contributing to web-based applications
Familiarity with data warehousing concepts, ETL/ELT processes, and third-party system integrations
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, reliable technical solutions

Nice To Haves

Experience with Next.js, React, or other modern JavaScript frameworks
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex
Experience working with PostgreSQL, Supabase, or other relational database platforms
Familiarity with Vercel or similar cloud deployment and hosting platforms
Experience in real estate lending, mortgage, fintech, or a related financial services industry

Responsibilities

Build and maintain features for our internal applications using Next.js, Supabase, and Vercel
Implement bug fixes, enhancements, and new functionality from defined specs and tickets
Provide production support in a fast-paced real estate environment
Develop and maintain APIs to support application functionality and data integrations
Maintain existing data ingestion jobs (Python, SQL Server) during team absences and as needed
Write and maintain SQL queries supporting reporting and data operations
Assist with SSRS reports and SQL Server work as needed