Senior Software Engineer, Lending Products

Parafin

full-time

Posted on: 4/15/2026

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • United States

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💰 $230,000 - $265,000 per year

About the role

Own the development of key components of our lending platform infrastructure, including the systems and frameworks that product engineers use to build and ship lending products.
Partner with engineers on teams that own specific lending verticals to understand their needs and build platform capabilities that enable them to move quickly.
Identify, own, and implement improvements to our infrastructure to support product development and improve system reliability.
Contribute to a strong engineering culture through thoughtful code reviews, clear documentation, and knowledge sharing.
Mentor other engineers, drive improvements to team processes and code quality, and foster a culture of craft and ownership.

5+ years of experience working in a backend engineering role
You care deeply about building high-quality software and take pride in your work
You are comfortable owning and driving the development of new platform capabilities from the ground up
You have a solid understanding of engineering fundamentals and a desire to continue learning
You have strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working across Engineering, Product, and Data Science teams
You are excited about working on a small team and playing a key role in our company's growth.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend engineeringsoftware developmentsystem reliabilitycode reviewsdocumentationplatform capabilitiesengineering fundamentals

Soft Skills

mentoringcross-functional communicationcollaborationteam processes improvementownershipcraftsmanship