Remote Sr. Staff Software Engineer,Cloud (R11550)

Description:

• Oportun is a digital banking platform that aims to empower its 2.2 million members to achieve their financial goals through intelligent borrowing and savings.
• The company has provided over $17.8 billion in responsible credit and saved its members more than $2.3 billion in interest and fees.
• The Sr. Staff Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain Oportun's cloud platform, focusing on high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
• This role will significantly impact Oportun's continuous delivery, zero downtime, shift-left, and high-availability strategy.
• The engineer will help define and standardize software development approaches in a Continuous Delivery environment.
• Responsibilities include building cloud platform architecture solutions, mediating technical discussions, and driving operational excellence.
• The engineer will lead the incorporation of continuous feedback loops and identify high-impact initiatives to reduce on-call escalations.
• Collaboration between teams will be enabled through the platform architecture implemented by the engineer.
• The role requires recognizing investment opportunities in cloud platform capabilities and designing the cloud platform strategy across the CTO organization.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 12 years of related experience is typically required, with a Bachelor's degree or a Master's degree with equivalent education and experience.
• Proven experience of 10+ years in software development with a strong focus on full-stack development and cloud platform technologies is necessary.
• Expertise in programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, or similar is required.
• Mastery of software design principles, data structures, and algorithms is essential.
• Expertise in cloud platforms and infrastructure management, stability, and scalability is needed.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical and business problems are required.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills are necessary for effective work in cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor multiple teams across complex business problems is essential.
• Experience in the financial services or fintech industry is a strong advantage.
• Expertise in cloud platform architecture, deployments, management, and maintenance, specifically in AWS, GCP, or Azure, is required for at least 5 years.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies like Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Formation for at least 5 years is necessary.
• Strong experience in Continuous Delivery and zero downtime deployment capabilities for at least 3 years is required.
• Knowledge of secure development practices and platform security is essential.
• Expertise in designing, building, deploying, and maintaining container-based applications for at least 5 years is required.
• Experience in Kubernetes for at least 2 years, along with familiarity with tools like Istio, StrongDM, Jenkins, CircleCI, and GitHub, is necessary.

Benefits:

• Oportun fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share their perspectives.
• The company celebrates and nurtures its inclusive culture through employee resource groups.
• Employees have the opportunity to work in a mission-driven organization focused on delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream.
• Oportun provides a differentiated experience as part of a collaborative team environment.
• The company is committed to equal opportunity employment and considers all qualified applicants without regard to various protected categories.