SoLo Funds is looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Golang) to play a pivotal role in the architecture and programming of our backend systems. In this hands-on role, you’ll contribute to a fast-moving, creative company with a mission to help millions of Americans living paycheck to paycheck.

What You'll Do

Drive technical decisions that align with the product roadmap and company growth.
Design a modern, scalable technical architecture and be a hands-on builder with the engineering team.
Review product features for technical feasibility and make technical recommendations.
Perform technical due-diligence on potential partners and third-party vendors.
Load and performance test applications to identify optimization areas across the entire technology stack.
Mentor junior developers by setting schedules, delegating tasks, and reviewing code.
Develop and enforce development standards and best practices.
Work closely with backend and frontend engineers.
Participate in and provide feedback during brainstorming and scoping sessions.

What We're Looking For

Ability to work core hours of 9am-1pm PT (UTC-8:00/-7:00).
7+ years of professional software development experience.
Extensive experience across all application layers: data, business logic, and user interface.
Extensive experience with Git, unit/integration testing, and load/performance testing.
Experience with AI-LLM powered dev tools.
Experience with distributed architecture, containerization, event streaming, and microservices.
Adherence to database design best practices and experience with PostgreSQL.
Experience in API development and database/middle-tier component design.
Experience in Test Driven Development, mocking frameworks, and dependency injection.
Business-level English proficiency and ability to clearly communicate technical challenges.