Staff Software Engineer

Earnest empowers ambitious professionals to make confident financial decisions and build the life they envision. Earnies are committed to helping borrowers move forward with confidence by offering smarter borrowing options with a clearer path to taking control of their debt. If you’re as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let’s build something great together. Earnest LLC – Oakland, CA Title: Staff Software Engineer Duties: The Staff Software Engineer (Multiple Positions Open) at Earnest LLC in Oakland, CA will drive the technical strategy and execution for our engineering teams. Lead the development of a scalable, high-performance lending ecosystem from customer onboarding to checkout. Architect and build customer-centric financial products, ensuring a frictionless and optimized user experience and orchestrating large-scale financial transactions. Define and execute the technical vision and best practices for a high-performing engineering team. Lead architectural decisions to enhance scalability, reliability, and efficiency of the lending platform. Collaborate with Product, UX, and Business teams to align technology with strategic goals. Design, build, and maintain customer-facing lending applications using Node.js, TypeScript, React/Redux, Angular, Sequelize, PostgreSQL, and Docker. Develop and optimize high-quality, testable code, implementing unit a