Senior Software Engineering - Telecommute

Platform Services Shared Libraries Architecture Decisions High-Quality Code Engineering Best Practices Continuous Delivery Performance Optimization Scalability Reliability Monitoring Incident Response Root Cause Analysis

Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a mission-driven financial services company that puts its members' financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, and budgeting capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $22.7 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.5 billion in interest and fees, and helped its members set aside an average of more than $1,800 annually.

The Engineering Ecosystem Org exists to help engineers deliver member value with high speed and high quality. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, build, and operate scalable platform services and shared libraries that improve developer productivity, system reliability, and delivery velocity. In your first year, success means delivering complex platform capabilities end-to-end, contributing to architecture decisions, and raising engineering quality through strong technical practices and mentorship .

You'll design, build, test, deploy, and maintain scalable, reliable platform services and shared libraries.

You'll contribute to platform and system architecture decisions with a focus on reliability, scalability, and developer experience.

You'll write high-quality, maintainable code and model strong engineering best practices.

You'll identify and address performance, scalability, and reliability issues across platform services.

You'll drive operational excellence by improving monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices.

You'll mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.

You'll partner with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that create measurable business and customer value.

You'll look for ways to use AI tools thoughtfully - to work smarter, reduce manual work, and make better decisions faster.

You take ownership from design through production, communicate clearly, and help raise the technical bar through mentorship and constructive feedback.

You'll have 7-8 years of related software engineering experience with a bachelor's degree, or a master's degree with an equivalent combination of education and experience.

You've demonstrated strong experience in software development focused on backend systems and services.

You bring proficiency in Java, C#, C++, or similar backend languages, with strong knowledge of software design principles, data structures, and algorithms.

You have experience building and operating scalable, reliable, and secure systems, including 3+ years designing, building, deploying, and maintaining container-based applications.

You bring 4+ years of experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

You have experience with Continuous Delivery practices and automated deployment pipelines.

Experience in financial services or the fintech industry.

Familiarity with shared platforms, distributed systems, developer productivity, or engineering ecosystem practices.

You've used AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar to improve your own productivity.

Our AI Mindset

We build with AI. AI isn't a feature here. We're excited about what AI makes possible, and we're looking for people who share that curiosity. In this role, you'll be encouraged to explore AI tools, find practical use cases for your function, and bring ideas for working smarter. We believe the best outcomes come when human judgment and AI capability work together .

Oportun offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support your physical, financial, and professional well-being. Medical,

Life & Disability Insurance;

Flexible PTO.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment opportunities without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other category protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

We will never request personal identifiable information (bank, credit card, etc.) We do not charge you for pre-employment fees such as background checks, training, or equipment. If you think you have been a victim of fraud by someone posing as us, please report your experience to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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