Software Engineer, Cash Line
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Software Engineer, Cash Line to join the team of a leader in the Finance & Insurance space.
This role focuses on building and evolving backend systems that support the borrower experience from offer generation through funding and account management. You will partner closely with product, design, and engineering to deliver reliable services, improve system performance, and support experimentation that drives better outcomes for borrowers and the business.
You will contribute to scalable APIs and service-oriented architecture while maintaining strong standards for code quality, testing, and observability.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $142,000 – $196,600 annually
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services and APIs for the borrower journey and related account workflows.
Develop systems that support offer generation, pricing, underwriting, funding, and account management.
Integrate backend capabilities with borrower-facing applications and partner systems as needed.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to scope and deliver impactful features.
Write well-tested, maintainable code and actively participate in code reviews to improve team standards.
Enhance performance, reliability, and observability of systems, and troubleshoot issues across environments.
Support data-driven experimentation and improvements by creating flexible services.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong proficiency building backend services and APIs in Python, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, or Node.js.
Experience designing and working with REST or GraphQL APIs and service-oriented architectures.
Solid fundamentals in writing tested, maintainable code with a focus on collaboration through code reviews.
Ability to work effectively with product and design teams from concept to production.
Benefits
Competitive compensation with base pay, bonuses, and quarterly equity grants.
Generous retirement plan with a 401(k) match up to $15,000 annually.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock options for eligible employees in the US.
Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources.
Paid time off, sick leave, and family leave options to support work-life balance.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services and APIs for the borrower journey and related account workflows.
- Develop systems that support offer generation, pricing, underwriting, funding, and account management.
- Integrate backend capabilities with borrower-facing applications and partner systems as needed.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to scope and deliver impactful features.
- Write well-tested, maintainable code and actively participate in code reviews to improve team standards.
- Enhance performance, reliability, and observability of systems, and troubleshoot issues across environments.
- Support data-driven experimentation and improvements by creating flexible services.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency building backend services and APIs in Python, Java, Kotlin, Ruby, or Node.js.
- Experience designing and working with REST or GraphQL APIs and service-oriented architectures.
- Solid fundamentals in writing tested, maintainable code with a focus on collaboration through code reviews.
- Ability to work effectively with product and design teams from concept to production.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with base pay, bonuses, and quarterly equity grants.
- Generous retirement plan with a 401(k) match up to $15,000 annually.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock options for eligible employees in the US.
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources.
- Paid time off, sick leave, and family leave options to support work-life balance.
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for Ladders. The employer record includes 8 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.