Senior Software Engineer - Irvine, CA

Better Mortgage • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

Better is the first AI-native mortgage and home equity finance company, revolutionizing one of the largest financial markets in the world. We make home finance radically more transparent; using AI and proprietary technology to eliminate friction from the mortgage process through our industry-leading AI platform, Tinman®, and the first voice-based AI mortgage assistant, Betsy™. Our mission is simple: make homeownership cheaper, faster and more accessible by transforming how people buy and finance homes.

The facts that speak for themselves:

- We’ve funded over $110 billion in loans (more than any other fintech in the US!)
- Raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to modernize the $15 trillion mortgage industry
- Better’s propriety AI platform makes us an award-winning lender:
- Fintech Breakthrough Award 2025: Best Lending Innovation
- Yahoo! Finance (Jan 2025): Best Mortgage Lender for First-Time Homebuyers – Best for quick approval
- Yahoo! Finance (2025): Best Online Mortgage Lender
- Money Magazine (2025): Best for fast closing
- Forbes (2023): Best Online Mortgage Lender

We’re building the future of home finance—and we’re looking for smart, driven, ambitious innovators who are ready to tackle the most impactful work of their careers.

A Better Opportunity

We’re building our first engineering team in the Irvine area and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who’s ready to make an immediate impact. This is a rare opportunity to be a founding employee in a new office and help shape the future of the revolutionary platform that powers the mortgage industry.

You’ll work directly with our mortgage partners every day—building tools, APIs, and user experiences that make the complex simple and the expensive efficient. You’ll collaborate with product, design, and operations teams to streamline workflows, reduce cost per loan, and make the homeownership journey more transparent and accessible.

If you want to see the impact of your work up close—talking with users, shipping code, and shaping how America’s leading mortgage platform operates—this is the place.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4-6 years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js, React, or similar modern frameworks.
• Strong understanding of API design, distributed systems, and scalable architectures.
• Comfortable working directly with business users and operations teams to identify problems and design pragmatic solutions.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you’re empowered to make decisions and deliver impact quickly.
• Excited by the challenge of building a new engineering culture and office presence from the ground up.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in fintech, proptech, or other regulated data environments.
• Familiarity with mortgage technology or B2B2C SaaS platforms.
• Background in systems integration, workflow automation, or data processing pipelines.
• A passion for simplifying complex business processes and making technology more human-friendly.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance Tinman, the AI platform that powers Better’s SaaS and mortgage operations.
• Partner directly with business stakeholders and loan operations teams to understand friction points and design smarter, simpler workflows.
• Design and implement robust, scalable APIs and workflows that integrate with mortgage, partner, and compliance systems.
• Collaborate with engineers across Better to evolve our SaaS offerings and support tenanted partner integrations.
• Contribute to a culture of learning, excellence, and experimentation—helping establish our Irvine team’s engineering identity from the ground up.

Benefits

• Day One Coverage – Your benefits begin on your first day, so you’re supported from the start
• Nationwide Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Comprehensive plans that travel with you, wherever you are
• Mental Health Support When You Need It – Immediate access to virtual therapy with licensed providers for you and your eligible dependents (ages 6+), with your first few visits covered at no cost!
• Health Savings Account (HSA) – Includes an employer contribution to help you plan for healthcare expenses
• Employer-Funded Dependent Care FSA – Support for childcare and/or dependent care costs
• Disability & Life Insurance – Provided at no additional cost to give you added peace of mind
• Flexible PTO – Time off when you need it, so you can recharge and focus on what matters most
• Extra Perks & Discounts – Including pet insurance, savings programs, and more to support life beyond work
• The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level