Senior Software Engineer

**Senior Software Engineer** **Job Type:** Full\-time, Permanent **Salary:** $140,000–$180,000 **Location:** Hybrid / Onsite – Austin, Texas **Company Overview:** A Series A venture\-backed startup is building a suite of financial tools designed to bring greater flexibility and transparency to a historically underserved market. The company supports both individuals and businesses through a platform that simplifies key financial and operational workflows. Founded by experienced operators with prior startup success, the team is backed by top\-tier fintech and consumer tech investors. The company is entering a new phase of growth and is expanding its engineering team to support increased demand and an ambitious product roadmap. **Role Overview:** The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in designing and scaling the platform’s core systems. This is a high\-impact position with direct exposure to leadership and an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to product direction, technical standards, and team culture. **Location:** Candidates must be based in Austin, TX, as the product and leadership teams operate locally in a hybrid or in\-office model. **Key Responsibilities** * Build and maintain scalable backend systems and user\-facing products * Contribute to evolving system architecture with a focus on performance and reliability * Collaborate cross\-functionally to ensure technical work aligns with business needs * Promote engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, and documentation **Ideal Qualifications** * 5\+ years of professional experience in software engineering * Strong backend experience, ideally with Ruby or similar languages * Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks is a plus * Experience with infrastructure tools like AWS and Terraform is a bonus