Senior/Staff Software Engineer- Back End, API Team

Who You Are:

You have 6+ years of software development experience under your belt and are looking for your next challenge in a hyper-growth, fast-paced, industry disrupting, SaaS company. You are excited to work with emerging technologies and modern tech stack with a collaborative engineering team, where you will have a direct impact in the delivery of first class software products. Your experience mentoring others, working with distributed systems, relational databases, and all things software development has prepared you to take your career to the next level.

Does this sound like you? If so, keep reading and apply today!

What you’ll do:

• Lead and contribute to the design and development of robust, scalable server-side components within our platform.
• Collaborate closely with our AI/ML team to integrate advanced algorithms into back-end systems, ensuring seamless data processing and delivery.
• Design, implement, and test APIs and data pipelines to support complex strategies and analytics.
• Continuously improve and refine the back-end architecture, ensuring performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Monitor and analyze system performance to optimize for reliability and efficiency.
• Mentor junior engineers, sharing your expertise in back-end development and financial technology.
• Contribute to the technical vision of our platform, driving innovation and excellence in back-end solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and the highest quality standards.

What you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 6+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong focus on backend technologies
• Proven experience with Django
• Proficiency in Python
• Extensive knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS preferred) and deployment tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong understanding of API design, development, and integration, including REST and GraphQL
• Experience with database design and management, including relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB) systems
• Deep knowledge of authentication protocols (OAuth, OpenID), API gateways, and secure data transmission practices.
• Experience writing clear, comprehensive, and developer-friendly API documentation.
• Experience working in SaaS environments, particularly within the financial technology sector
• Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Extras you bring to the table:

• Experience in financial modeling or quantitative analysis
• Familiarity with hedging strategies and financial market operations
• Familiarity with AI/ML integration in front-end applications
• Expertise in containerization technologies like Docker/Kubernetes
• Experience with service monitoring, metrics, and log aggregation

Why join Polly?

• We are attacking a trillion-dollar market with gross inefficiencies and seeking to transform the way an entire industry operates 
• We have an experienced leadership team that previously built large and impactful platforms 
• Outstanding opportunity for professional growth and upward mobility 
• Direct engagement with the decision makers and senior business leaders 
• Competitive salaries
• 100% paid medical/vision/dental/disability/life insurance 
• Flexible vacation
• Hybrid environment; 3x weekly in an innovation hub in San Francisco or Dallas

Let’s get to know each other.

Polly is transforming the mortgage industry with its modern, data-driven capital markets ecosystem. Banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders nationwide trust Polly’s revolutionary Product and Pricing Engine (PPE), Loan Trading Exchange, and actionable data and analytics to automate and optimize the entire capital markets value chain, helping their secondary teams operate faster, smarter, and more profitably. Polly was founded in 2019 by a seasoned team of technology and mortgage experts and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. 

To learn more, follow Polly on LinkedIn or visit www.polly.io. Polly is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy status, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Beware of recruitment scams impersonating Polly brand or employees. Our team communicates only through official Polly channels, and we will never ask for sensitive information over text or conduct text-only interviews. If you are ever suspicious or in doubt, reach out to us directly at [email protected]. We care deeply about this network and your experience.