Senior Software Engineer

Abode Money is building the financial home for your home.

Our mission is simple: Make homeownership more affordable for everyday homeowners. We’re using AI to automate the hard parts of saving on home costs such as property tax, insurance, utilities and more.

We see a future where AI does the heavy lifting for homeowners (analyzing data, fetching documents, filling forms) - so homeowners can avoid headaches and live more affordably. No one is doing this today, and we see creating an ongoing relationship with homeowners as a massive gap in the market.

We have incredible backers, including Core VC, Drive Capital, Sequoia and 81 Collection.

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is autonomous, reliable, cool under pressure and deeply capable - the person people trust with the hard problems. You’ll own major product and system areas end-to-end, from architecture to production reliability. You’ll work closely with the founders to build the infrastructure that powers Abode Money.

This is a high-autonomy role for those that do their best work when given space, responsibility, and trust.

What You’ll Do

• Own and build core systems across property tax, insurance, mortgage optimization, and more.
• Design, implement, and maintain workflows and services that must be resilient and scalable.
• Break down messy real-world constraints into well-structured engineering solutions.
• Move with both speed and quality, knowing when each matters most - and how to balance the two.
• Make tradeoffs when perfection isn’t possible, choosing between speed, reliability, and effort.
• Collaborate with product, design, and operations to turn pain points into delightful user experiences.

Who You Are

• You are the engineer people go to when something really matters.
• You take pride in your work - even small things (“How you do anything is how you do everything.”)
• You are steady under pressure and bring structure to uncertainty.
• You deliver consistently, with a blend of reliability, speed, and clear judgment.
• You value autonomy and ownership, and you use both responsibly.
• You assess trade-offs realistically, making difficult calls with maturity and context.
• You are genuinely excited about AI - you actively use AI tools and dig into new workflows.
• You are low-ego and high-responsibility. Your work - not your volume - builds your reputation.
• You collaborate clearly and respectfully, raising the bar for the team around you.

Basic Qualifications

• You’re in Austin or willing to relocate. We work 4 days per week in person.
• 5+ years of engineering experience in high-ownership environments.
• Strong foundation in full-stack development with modern languages and cloud infrastructure. Exact stack experience is flexible; strong engineers ramp quickly.
• A genuine enthusiasm for using and mastering modern AI tools and workflows.

Our Core Values

• Take ownership. Single-threaded autonomy is the best way to build with accountability. Getting from 90% to 100% is an under-appreciated skill in a startup, but it’s what moves the needle.
• Move fast. Be decisive. Learn quickly. Iterate relentlessly. Speed is our advantage—never let perfection slow progress. Build so no one can catch us.
• Be resourceful. We accomplish more with less. Constraint breeds resourcefulness and invention. No matter the challenge, you always find a way. No one says, “That’s not my job.”
• Challenge convention. Be creative. Question existing solutions to fix broken systems. And stand out. The world is full of noise, so think boldly and be different.
• Measure everything. Data is our truth. We quantify instincts, validate decisions, and track what matters. If we can measure it, we can improve it.

Company Benefits:

• Competitive base pay
• Meaningful stock options