Staff Software Engineer

Zippy•Dallas, TX

2d•Remote

About The Position

Zippy was founded with one mission: to make getting a loan for a manufactured home simple, fast, and fully online. We believe modern manufactured homes are affordable, well-built, eco-friendly, and stylish, but finding a lender who understands this market can be challenging. That’s why Zippy focuses exclusively on manufactured home loans, offering a seamless, digital experience. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, with an office in Tempe, AZ, Zippy provides home loans and insurance to manufactured home buyers throughout the United States. Our remote-first team is spread across cities like Dallas, Houston, Knoxville, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and several other states and cities. Backed by institutional investors, we offer competitive pay, stock options, and excellent benefits. At Zippy, we pride ourselves on our commitment to finance happiness through the power of home. We are dedicated to enhancing consumers' financial outcomes and tackling the affordable housing crisis through cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions. As a Staff Engineer, you are a recognized expert and force multiplier across the organization. You’ll architect multi-system solutions, define technical standards, and drive high-impact initiatives such as platform migrations and reliability programs. You’ll mentor engineers across teams and partner with leadership to shape Zippy’s technical direction.

Requirements

Extensive experience architecting distributed systems at scale.
Deep expertise in cloud, observability, and security practices.
Strong API design and testing methodology background.
Ability to drive consensus across teams and resolve conflicts constructively.
9+ years of professional software development experience.
Demonstrated success in org-wide initiatives.

Responsibilities

Architect large, multi-system technical solutions with long-term scalability.
Define and drive adoption of org-wide standards, frameworks, and reference architectures.
Set domain-level SLOs and reliability strategies.
Lead security and threat modeling initiatives across multiple systems.
Guide technical roadmaps in collaboration with senior leadership.
Mentor multiple engineers across the org and run design reviews.
Deliver measurable improvements in org-level metrics (e.g., MTTR, deployment frequency).

Benefits

Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary with the potential for annual bonuses and variable pay, depending on your skills and experience.
Equity for All: As a part of our commitment to shared success, all employees receive equity in the company, allowing you to share in the growth and achievements of Zippy.
Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home in a dynamic, remote-first environment.
Comprehensive Health Coverage: We provide medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with company-subsidized benefits like STD, LTD, and life insurance for you and your family.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Take advantage of medical & dependent care FSAs to help manage your expenses.
Training & Licensing Support: We invest in your professional growth with resources for training and licensing.
Paid Time Off: We offer generous PTO—and we encourage you to use it!
Wellbeing Programs: Access a variety of wellbeing resources, including Headspace, Gympass+, Fetch, Spring Health, SoFi, Perkspot, Ladder, and more through our Sequoia Wellbeing Programs.
Parental Leave: We provide paid parental leave to support you and your growing family.
No Meeting Wednesdays: Enjoy a mid-week break from meetings to focus and recharge.
Vibrant Slack Community: Engage with colleagues in our lively remote Slack community, featuring fun channels that connect people around shared interests like travel, pets, sports, food, and more.
Career Growth: We believe in promoting from within, offering you opportunities to grow your career with us.