Software Engineer - Application Framework

Software Engineer - Application Framework

New York, New York, United States

Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.

Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that's as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more.

Role

The Application Framework team at Octus owns the foundational platform — APIs, SDKs, and shared services — that powers application development across the organization. We're looking for a Software Engineer who enjoys solving platform problems, shipping high-quality code, and making other engineers more productive. AI is central to how we work — our team uses AI tooling throughout the entire development lifecycle, from design through code review. This isn't experimental or optional. If you're excited about building with AI as a core part of your workflow, you'll fit right in.

Build & Ship

• Contribute to projects and shared SDKs from design through production, making pragmatic tradeoffs between speed and quality
• Contribute to shared SDKs and libraries used across the organization
• Write meaningful tests — unit, integration, and contract — that give confidence to ship
• Grow toward owning larger initiatives independently over time

Collaborate & Learn

• Participate in code reviews, giving and receiving feedback that improves quality
• Collaborate with teammates through pairing, design discussions, and knowledge sharing
• Contribute to technical discussions, architecture decisions, and sprint planning

Operate & Support

• Help monitor, troubleshoot, and improve production systems in distributed environments
• Investigate and resolve technical issues systematically
• Maintain technical documentation — architecture, API specs, runbooks, and coding guidelines

Required Qualifications

• Comfortable using AI tools (e.g., copilots, code generation, AI-assisted review) as a primary part of your daily engineering workflow — not as a novelty, but as a default
• 3+ years in software engineering, with experience building backend systems, APIs, or SDKs
• Strong backend fundamentals — willing to pick up any language quickly, and go deep on C#
• Experience working with cloud-based systems (AWS preferred)
• Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
• Familiarity with distributed systems and event-driven patterns (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with multiple backend languages (C#, Python, PHP)
• Exposure to both PostgreSQL and MySQL
• Experience with caching layers (Redis or equivalent)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
• Interest in building internal developer tools or platforms

At Octus, we consider a range of factors in connection with compensation decisions, including experience, skills, location, and our business needs and limitations. As a result, compensation may vary within and across similar roles and positions. Please note that the salary range information below is a good faith estimate for this position and actual compensation for any individual may fall outside this range if warranted by the circumstances applicable to that individual. If we identify a role that would be suitable for a broader range of skills and experience such that we would consider hiring at multiple levels then the range listed below may reflect that breadth.

The base salary range estimate for this position is $150,000 - $175,500. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

The actual compensation will be at Octus' sole discretion and will be determined by the aforementioned and other relevant factors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.