Backend Software Engineer

Friday Harbor is a modern AI mortgage underwriting platform, and they are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join their fully remote engineering team. The role involves building and shipping backend features, maintaining APIs, and contributing to AI-powered functionalities within the mortgage underwriting pipeline.

Responsibilities:

• Build and ship backend features across our AI-powered mortgage underwriting platform
• Build and maintain backend APIs and services supporting our AI underwriting pipeline
• Integrate with third-party mortgage systems including LOS platforms, document providers, and credit bureaus
• Contribute to LLM-powered features and agentic workflows as you grow your AI engineering skills
• Collaborate closely with a small, high-caliber team where your voice carries real weight

Requirements:

• 2-4 years of backend engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred, or equivalent practical experience
• Motivated and eager to learn. You move fast, take ownership, and actively seek out more responsibility as you grow
• Strong communicator who can work effectively across a small, distributed team
• Comfortable working in Python or motivated to ramp quickly
• Experience at a startup or fast-moving team
• Exposure to LLMs, AI pipelines, or RAG in any context
• Fintech or regulated industry background