Remote Staff Software Engineer (R11265)

Description:

• The Staff Software Engineer will lead the end-to-end delivery of complex software applications, ensuring adherence to best practices and high overall quality standards.
• This role involves creating frameworks and abstractions that lessen the workload of other engineers, with documentation and tutorials enabling other teams to leverage the work independently.
• The engineer will identify and resolve improvements in test coverage for end-to-end business flows across multiple systems and teams, introducing new tools, techniques, and coding patterns.
• The position requires driving technical decision-making, contributing to and sometimes leading architectural discussions, and proposing innovative solutions to complex technical challenges.
• The engineer will take ownership of critical projects and initiatives, providing project leadership and ensuring successful delivery through effective project management and communication.
• Engaging with stakeholders across the group to understand their needs and working through complexity and conflicting goals is essential.
• The role requires the ability to explain business strategy, technical concepts, designs, or implementation to a non-technical audience.
• Collaboration with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to gather and translate business requirements into efficient and scalable software solutions is necessary.
• The engineer will act as a technical thought leader, providing guidance and mentorship to senior team members.
• This position serves as the key technical counterpart to an engineering manager, providing feedback to identify and address gaps in teams.
• Advocating for technologies and processes that enhance efficiency across multiple teams is a key responsibility.
• Conducting rigorous code reviews to maintain code quality, performance, and maintainability is required.
• The engineer will continuously identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains within the software development lifecycle.
• Staying informed about emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices is essential to proactively introduce advancements to enhance products and services.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, or a Master's degree with an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• A proven track record of delivering sophisticated software solutions in a leadership capacity with high quality is essential.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for tackling complex technical and business challenges, are necessary.
• Mastery over data structures, algorithms, and software design principles is required.
• Demonstrated experience in web application development, Java, Microservices, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, RESTful APIs, and Hibernate is essential.
• The ability to quickly learn new systems and requirements, create POCs, and develop code is required.
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL, MariaDB, and SQL is necessary.
• A solid grasp of version control systems, such as Git, is required.
• Knowledge of OAuth2 is essential.
• Proven ability to mentor and lead a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment is necessary.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a track record of effectively collaborating in a team-oriented environment, are required.

Benefits:

• Oportun offers a differentiated experience of being part of a team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture.
• Employees are encouraged to share their perspectives and feel a sense of belonging within the organization.
• The company celebrates and nurtures its inclusive culture through employee resource groups.
• Oportun provides opportunities for professional growth and development within a supportive environment.
• Employees can expect to work on meaningful projects that contribute to the mission of delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream.