Senior Software Engineer, User Experience - Hybrid

Octane is unlocking the power of financial products for merchants and consumers. Our cutting-edge technology and innovative financial products empower businesses with more control and flexibility, enabling them to deliver seamless digital experiences, drive customer loyalty, and build long-term value.  

Octane supports merchants throughout the sales cycle: connecting dealerships with high-intent buyers, driving transparent, fast, and easy closings with award-winning technology, and providing on-going customer care with superior loan servicing.

Founded in 2014, Octane supports over 60 OEM partner brands and over 4,000 dealer partners, and has a team of over 600. Visit www.octane.co.

We are seeking a Full Stack Engineer with strong front-end expertise and hands-on experience building applications driven by established Design Systems. The ideal candidate has worked closely with a UX team to translate comprehensive design systems into intuitive, reusable architectures that power customer-facing web applications. You will play a key role in ensuring our products maintain consistency and scalability while supporting flexibility to “skin” experiences for different partners. This role requires not only technical fluency in modern front-end frameworks, but also a deep understanding of how to bridge the gap between design and engineering to deliver polished, user-centric solutions.

Responsibilities: 

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and secure software solutions using programming languages such as Python, Javascript and other tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to deliver high-quality features.    
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code while actively participating in code reviews.    
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to telephony services and our core application.    
• Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle, from initial concept and design to deployment and maintenance.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7-8 years of professional software engineering experience.
• High proficiency in Python and experience with relevant frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask).  
• Proficiency with modern front-end development using Javascript frameworks like React, Next JS and others.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, webhooks, and data synchronization.
• Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with version control systems, primarily Git.

Preferred Skills: 

• Familiarity with Docusaurus, Chromatic, and Storybook
• Experience with using Dev Mode in Figma for specs
• Scaling a themable email system
• Maintaining and upgrading a themable design system across products
• Strategic development of an existing design system

Compensation: In addition to salary, Total Rewards include bonus eligibility, a stock option package, and benefits as outlined below. The role described above offers a base salary of $125,000 to $175,000 + bonus incentive eligibility. Your offer will be based on location, the alignment of your qualifications with the requirements of the job and internal equity.

Benefits: 

• Robust Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision) 
• Generous Parental Leave
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy - Time off when you need it. 
• Retirement Plan (401K) with company match
• Educational Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement up to $3K/year
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Robust Ancillary benefits including accident insurance, hospital insurance etc. 

Disclaimer:  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by associates assigned to this classification.  They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.  All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Octane Lending is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status with respect to recruitment, hiring, promotion and other terms and conditions of employment.

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