Senior Software Engineer

Who We Are

Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, IL, privately held Braviant Holdings, LLC is a leading provider of tech-enabled consumer credit products that combine breakthrough technology and cutting-edge machine learning to transform how people access credit online. Our next-generation approach to lending reduces credit barriers and creates a Path to Prime® — helping millions of underbanked consumers build credit history, reduce their cost of borrowing, and take control of their personal finances. Braviant has been named multiple times to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work.

We are a lean team of approximately 40 people who move fast and hold ourselves accountable for real outcomes. Everyone here rolls up their sleeves — including this role.

About the Role

Our Senior Software Engineer will be instrumental to Braviant’s success by individually contributing to the modernization of the code while leading the team that designs and implements Braviant’s flexible, highly scalable online lending platform. A successful candidate will be proficient in Java, microservices, postgres db and AWS.  The candidate would be leading the engineers through Braviant’s SDLC from requirement analysis through production deployment all while contributing to our next-generation lending web application Balance Credit. They will also expand upon our AWS / Java / Spring based lending platform to grow the business through several new business avenues and ventures. This Senior/Principal Software Engineering Developer will be working collaboratively with other managers on designs and implementations to grow our business while reporting directly to the VP of Technology.

What You'll Do

You’ll be leading a squad of engineers through Braviant’s Agile SDLC including estimation sessions, sprint planning, daily standups all the way through production deployment, production support, and retrospectives.
You’ll be working directly with Product Management to analyze requirements, understand business cases, and design out implementable solutions for the engineering squad.
Create technical requirements, software design specifications and other forms of architectural artifacts
You will be leading the design hand in hand with the VP to modernize the testing of the automation scripts to AI driven spec development of testing functionality that runs on the CI/CD pipelines.
You’ll be instrumental in assuring code adheres to the designs through design and code reviews all while keeping your coding skills up to date while writing code yourself.
You’ll also be responsible for the overall performance and improvement of the squad by analyzing squad performance through retrospectives and following up on actionable areas of improvement.
Work both independently and in collaboration with other architects and engineers.

What We're Looking For

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, or a related field for entry into the position preferred
• 5- 10 years of hands-on programming experience using Java
• 3+ years of experience leading teams of engineers in an Agile software environment
• Ability to demonstrate strong experience with the following technologies and frameworks: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Postgres, AWS
• Solid understanding of contemporary API and architectural concepts (REST, Microservices, MVC, Architectural Layers, etc.)

equally important...

• You love problem solving!
• You can communicate complex information to different audiences
• You are a self starter and do not need constant supervision or constant direction
• You make an impact and deliver results through your ability to effectively prioritize and manage project plans
• You build upon the ideas of others and value diverse perspectives
• You’re comfortable with the unknown: startup life allows for a broad, wide ranging role, but also means priorities and work can change quickly. You should be excited about all this entails!

What makes you stand out

• Strong experience with cloud hosted applications on Amazon AWS, Github actions, CI/CD experience, Monitoring tools such as Datadog, Sentry
• Experience working in an Agile or Lean Software Development such as Kanban, Scrum and Test-Driven Development
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and experience working with automation to help the team implement testing strategies on the CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Git (Github / BitBucket), Jira and Confluence
• Full stack development experience
• An internal drive to consistently stay up to date on current and next versions of technologies, thinking about how next versions can enhance the functionality of products

Benefits & Perks

Compensation at Braviant is competitive and commensurate with experience. Details will be discussed with qualified candidates during the interview process. In addition, we provide:

Comprehensive healthcare including medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous paid time off, including PTO, sick time, and 13 company holidays

401(k) with company contribution

Participation in annual discretionary bonus plan

Regular team and company gatherings

Why Join Us?

This role offers real ownership over how Braviant shows up online and how our digital marketing dollars perform — from the strategy and budget behind our channels, to the words on our homepage, to how we rank in AI search, to the ads that bring people through the door. You'll work directly with our Head of Growth on problems that move the business, with the autonomy to set the roadmap and the accountability to show results. There's no red tape here — just a clear mission and room to make this function your own.