Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software EngineerLocation: Los Angeles, RemoteIntake NotesCandidate must reside near Los Angeles, CA as this is a hub location. The role for now will be fully remote and if onsite/hybrid is required once the company split is complete, details will be shared at that time.Resource must be located in the Los Angeles, CA area as this is a temp-to-possible hire opportunity. 4-year degree preferred but not required. Please filter out candidates with heavy UI/front-end developer backgrounds. Candidate should be comfortable supporting both development and QA responsibilities. This is an external partner-facing role, so strong communication skills and the ability to clearly summarize information are required. Ideal candidates will come from fintech, banking, or financial services environments.MUST HAVEBack-end C# development experience, Azure experience, Cloud environment experience. First interview will be approximately 60 minutes and will include technical questioning.Job InformationJob Taxonomy: Sr. Software EngineerJob Title: Senior Software Engineer BaaS TeamJob DescriptionRole Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join our BaaS team, supporting partner onboarding and BaaS platform enhancement initiatives. This role will be instrumental in building and supporting scalable, secure, and high-performance systems that enable embedded financial services across our partner ecosystem.Key Responsibilities:Design and develop APIs and microservices that support BaaS onboarding and partner integration.Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineering teams to define technical requirements and deliver robust solutions.Support engineering excellence through code reviews, mentoring, and best practices in CI/CD, testing, and observability.Ensure compliance with SLA standards and contribute to the development of monitoring and alerting systems.Contribute to incident response and root cause analysis to improve system reliability.Draft architectural and design documentation to assist design options analysis and decision making.Evaluate emerging technologies from applicability to feasibility to adoption paths.Refactor and extend the existing codebase to fix defects and add features/functionality.Create systems that are durable and flexible by developing for change favor configurability over customization.Skills/Experience:5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 1 year in a technical leadership role.Strong portfolio of work showing experience developing secure and standards-compliant code across multiple platforms.Fluent in several of the following languages/platforms/libraries: C#,.NET, SQL, and hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure native services such as APIM, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB and Key Vault), container technologies, and caching frameworks.Solid understanding of RESTful API design, OAuth2, and OpenAPI specifications.Familiarity with event-driven (Service Bus, Event Hubs) and microservice based architecture patterns.Hands-on experience with leveraging and implementing observability dashboards and platforms (Datadog, Grafana).Ability to handle a fast-paced environment for iterative project turnarounds on mission & revenue critical, customer-facing applications.Deep knowledge in Git, DevOps, Agile Scrum, and security best practices in financial services and compliance standards (PCI DSS, SOC 2).Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience in fintech or embedded finance platforms. Familiarity with partner onboarding workflows and SLA management. Contributions to open-source projects or technical publications.