Senior Software Engineer - Decisioning

Octane provides financial products and technology that help merchants and consumers access seamless financing and related services. The Senior Software Engineer will build features and infrastructure for the decisioning and automated underwriting team, developing scalable backend systems and mentoring engineers while ensuring reliability and technical excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Design and architect high-quality software systems that are maintainable and scalable
• Build elegant, high-impact features using Python and Django
• Own the reliability of the stack with sophisticated automated testing
• Lead high-level code reviews and crush complex technical bottlenecks
• Partner across teams to turn ambitious product visions into reality
• Mentor rising talent and set the gold standard for engineering excellence
• Use AI-assisted development to accelerate the pace of the software development lifecycle

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Deep proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Java, Node.js)
• Proven track record of designing, building, and delivering scalable technical solutions end-to-end
• Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, CDK, or similar)
• Advanced SQL skills and extensive hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
• Direct experience building and deploying application containers using Docker and Kubernetes
• Active participation in code reviews, Pull Request workflows, and version control best practices (GitHub, Bitbucket, or Azure DevOps)
• Demonstrated success mentoring junior developers, driving technical alignment, and fostering engineering growth
• Solutions-oriented mindset with strong initiative, accountability, and communication skills within collaborative team environments
• Ability to partner effectively across cross-functional teams to solve complex problems and deliver high-quality features
• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field