Senior/Staff Software Engineer- Back End

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
• 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 has pioneered the next generation of mortgage capital markets technology with its cutting-edge, data-driven platform. Its enterprise-grade solutions, including the industry's only cloud-native, commercially scalable product, pricing, and eligibility (PPE) engine and first-of-its-kind Polly/™ AI platform, empower the nation's top banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders to increase profitability, automate workflows, and revolutionize the loan officer and broker experiences. As a mortgage technology trailblazer, Polly is committed to driving meaningful value and ROI through best-in-class innovation that enables unlimited configurability, flexibility, granularity, and scalability. Polly was founded by a seasoned team of mortgage capital markets and technology experts and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Recognized as a pioneer in mortgage capital markets, as well as in culture and career development, Polly was named to Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers in 2025. This evaluation was based on three key criteria: Employer Reputation, Employee Satisfaction, and Company Growth.

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.

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