We’re looking for a user-focused backend engineer to join our Lending Products team in San Francisco to help build the platforms and infrastructure that power the suite of Parafin’s lending products
The Lending Products team builds the core systems, frameworks, and tooling that product engineers across Parafin rely on to build and iterate on financial products
You’ll partner with engineering teams across the company, including those that own offer generation, servicing, and repayment, to build and improve the platform capabilities they need to ship new product verticals quickly and reliably
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll independently own and ship platform features end-to-end, contribute to the design of new platform capabilities, and play a key role in the team’s growth
Own the development of key components of our lending platform infrastructure, including the systems and frameworks that product engineers use to build and ship lending products
Partner with engineers on teams that own specific lending verticals to understand their needs and build platform capabilities that enable them to move quickly
Identify, own, and implement improvements to our infrastructure to support product development and improve system reliability
Contribute to a strong engineering culture through thoughtful code reviews, clear documentation, and knowledge sharing
Mentor other engineers, drive improvements to team processes and code quality, and foster a culture of craft and ownership
Benefits
Health, dental, & vision
401k plan
Parental leave
Unlimited PTO
Commuter benefits
Free in-office lunches
Mental health & well-being
Special recognition- You care deeply about building high-quality software and take pride in your work
5+ years of experience working in a backend engineering role, ideally in a platform or product-focused environment
You are excited about working on a small team and playing a key role in our company’s growth
You have a solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and a desire to continue learning
You are comfortable owning and driving the development of new platform capabilities from the ground up
You have strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working across Engineering, Product, and Data Science teams
Experience designing systems with strong correctness and auditability requirements
Experience in fintech, financial products, or embedded finance
Experience building internal platforms or frameworks that other engineering teams build on top of
