Senior Software Engineer (Python), Mortgage
About The Position
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Truework team, you will help develop and maintain the platform that is used by 8 of the top 10 mortgage lenders in the US. Truework, recently acquired by Checkr, provides access to crucial employment and income information needed for mortgage loans, apartment rentals, background checks, and more. This role involves disrupting a large industry dominated by legacy incumbents with a better product and intense customer focus. Within Checkr, Truework operates independently, allowing rapid iteration while also being able to leverage the strengths and assets from our core business. Engineers at Checkr take ownership and responsibility on all aspects of Product development, from leading projects and working with product managers and customers to define and implement features, to collaborating with sales and marketing teams on launching and scaling products. This role offers significant autonomy and requires high agency and a keen sense of craftsmanship. Most of the work is backend-oriented, but candidates from full stack, backend, QA, or SRE roles are welcome if they meet the requirements.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Bachelor degree (or equivalent education/training)
- Proficiency in Python and Javascript (or similar languages/frameworks)
- Experience developing RESTful APIs
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- A strong sense of ownership from feature design through production release
- A desire to collaborate with external stakeholders
- An eagerness to learn, collaborate, improve, innovate, and have fun
Responsibilities
- Be an independent individual contributor who can solve problems and deliver high-quality solutions with minimal/high-level oversight and a high level of ownership
- Bring a customer-centric, product-oriented mindset to the table - collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve product ambiguities and ship impactful features
- Partner with engineering, product, design, and other stakeholders in designing and architecting new features
- Experimentation mindset - autonomy and empowerment to validate a customer need, get team buy-in, and ship a rapid MVP
- Quality mindset - you insist on quality as a critical pillar of your software deliverables
- Analytical mindset - instrument and deploy new product experiments with a data-driven approach
- Deliver performant, reliable, scalable, and secure code capable of supporting Truework’s significant scale
- Monitor, investigate, triage, and resolve production issues as they arise for services owned by the team
Benefits
- Learning and development allowance
- Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
- Flexible PTO policy
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Home office stipend
- Lunch five times a week
- Commuter stipend
- Relocation stipend may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
