Design and build backend services that integrate with MLS systems to surface and manage Cedar properties
Build APIs and workflows used by mortgage originator and distribution partners
Design backend systems that integrate with Loan Origination Systems (LOS)
Own data models, permissions, and workflows for external-facing property and partner portals
Build and maintain Cedar’s Automated Valuation Model (AVM) infrastructure
Integrate and normalize public and paid data sources (e.g., FEMA, GIS systems, CoreLogic, property records)
Design systems that separately value land and improvements to support Cedar’s investment thesis
Build automated underwriting and ongoing monitoring systems to manage property-level risk (flood exposure, liens, insurance coverage, insurance lapse, etc.)
Ensure auditability, explainability, and correctness of valuation and underwriting decisions
Collaborate closely with investing team and quants
Design clear, scalable data models and backend architectures
Own backend services end-to-end, including reliability and production behavior
Collaborate closely with Product Engineer (Frontend), Product Manager, and senior engineering leadership
Make pragmatic architectural tradeoffs that balance speed, correctness, and long-term maintainability

Requirements

4–8 years of backend or product software engineering experience
Strong experience designing and operating production backend systems
Experience with relational databases and complex data models
Experience integrating third-party APIs and external data sources
Prior experience in fintech, prop-tech, mortgage, real estate, or risk systems strongly preferred
Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and production monitoring

Benefits

Offers Equity
Offers Bonus

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend servicesAPIsdata modelsAutomated Valuation Model (AVM)automated underwritingproduction backend systemsrelational databasescomplex data modelscloud-native architecturesproduction monitoring

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationpragmatic architectural tradeoffsownershipscalabilityreliabilityexplainabilityauditabilitycorrectnesslong-term maintainability