Sr. Software Engineer

CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) is the nation's number one distributed retail mortgage lender with a strong employee-centric culture. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer I who will lead the design and development of complex features, mentor junior engineers, and drive engineering best practices across teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of complex features and services across multiple applications. May lead cross-team initiatives and deliver scalable, reusable technical solutions
• Provide architectural input and help define long-term technical direction for projects
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on design, implementation, and career growth
• Perform thorough code reviews and uphold high standards for quality and maintainability
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and design teams to align on scope, feasibility, and delivery
• Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and long-term scalability concerns
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices within and across teams
• Build reusable services, libraries, and components that increase team efficiency
• Identify performance bottlenecks and implement scalable, resilient solutions
• Support CI/CD improvements, automated testing, and monitoring practices
• Write and maintain technical documentation for long-term support and onboarding
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and risk mitigation efforts
• Manage technical roadmaps and proactively address technical debt
• Collaborate on team processes that improve CI/CD, testing, and code quality
• Guide performance optimization and high availability design for critical services
• Act as a contributor in discovery, estimation, and delivery of large projects
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and productive engineering culture

Requirements:

• Bachelor's in computer science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6–10 years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience mentoring developers and guiding technical discussions
• Experience designing and implementing scalable architectures and reusable components
• Proven expertise in at least two major areas of CCM's tech stack (e.g., full-stack JS/.NET, cloud infrastructure, SQL/NoSQL databases)
• Excellent debugging, system design, and performance tuning skills
• Expertise in system architecture, backend services, and scalable APIs
• Skill in managing ambiguity, driving alignment, and delivering consistently
• Familiarity with Agile development, DevOps practices, and secure coding standards
• Knowledge of mentoring methods and practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills