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Oportun

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Oportun is a financial technology company that specializes in providing affordable personal loans and savings solutions. They are recognized as Bankrate's #1 app for saving money in 2024. Oportun offers personal loans ranging from $300 to $10,000 for various financial needs such as bills, repairs, and deposits, with quick funding and affordable payments. The company provides a unique app that helps users manage their loans and saves money intelligently. Oportun also focuses on financial education and offers tools like loan calculators and prequalification services, which do not impact credit scores. Although Oportun is not a bank, they ensure deposits are FDIC insured through partner banks.

Financial Services • Responsible Lending • Pre-Paid Debit Cards • Serving the Underbanked • Data Analytics

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2006

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

📋 Description

• Oportun is a mission-driven fintech that empowers members with financial goals. • This role is for a Staff Engineer to help re-architect, re-design, and maintain the platform and services. • Significant impact on Oportun's new platform, serving as a force-multiplier for the company. • Seeking highly experienced engineers with expertise in building large scale fault-tolerant distributed systems. • Responsibilities include defining, standardizing, implementing, and evangelizing software development approaches.

🎯 Requirements

• Requires a minimum 10 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree; or a master's degree with an equivalent combination of education and experience. • Mastery (10+ years) in software development with a strong focus on backend development and platform architecture. • Expertise in Java, C#, C++, or similar. • Expertise in software design principles, data structures, and algorithms. • Expertise in cloud platforms, stability, scalability and security. • Expertise (5+ years) in designing, building, deploying, and maintaining container-based applications. • Expertise (8+ years) in working with AWS, GCP, or Azure. • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical and business problems. • Strong experience (2+ years) in Continuous Delivery and 0 downtime deployment capabilities. • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. • Proven ability to lead and mentor multiple teams across multiple complex business problems. • Knowledge of and a keen eye towards secure development practices and security.