Senior Engineer (Full Stack)

Join Saaf Finance – Senior Full Stack Engineer | Shape the Future of Mortgages

Tired of legacy systems slowing you down? Be part of an innovative startup revolutionizing the $17 trillion mortgage industry.

At Saaf Finance, we're leveraging cutting-edge AI to streamline the mortgage process, reduce costs, and make homeownership accessible. Our mission? To automate loan data verification and underwriting at unprecedented speed.

Work closely with seasoned Wall Street entrepreneurs and make an impact in a fast-growing market. With a high-trust culture, flexible hours, and remote work options, you’ll be empowered to lead scalable solutions.

Ready to take on the challenge? Apply now and help shape the future of the largest financial market in the world!

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions that automate mortgage-related processes and support collaboration among end users.
• Work closely with founders, senior engineers, and design teams to translate customer needs into effective, practical software.
• Shape engineering strategy and contribute to new product features and team planning.
• Design and maintain scalable systems, APIs, and services that are easy to update, expand, and secure.
• Design, implement, and document RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs that are robust, secure, and easy to use.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and governance across applications, following best practices for data management and compliance.
• Foster a security-first mindset in all development activities.
• Break down and organize large projects into manageable tasks, ensuring clarity and alignment within the team.
• Encourage documentation and knowledge sharing to promote collaboration and onboarding.
• Create an environment where everyone feels safe to express ideas and disagreements, and is open to new perspectives.
• Ensure team discussions focus on organizational goals and strategies.
• Regularly review and improve team methods and workflows.
• Guide and support team members, helping to build skills and ensure mutual coverage.
• Use thorough debugging and troubleshooting methods to resolve software issues.
• Set up and enhance monitoring to improve service stability and performance.
• (Nice to have) Leverage LLM-powered coding assistants to accelerate development, improve code quality, and automate documentation.

• 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Developer, with experience spanning both frontend and backend development.
• 3+ years of experience working with frontend JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular, and backend technologies like NodeJS (these may overlap).
• Strong experience designing and implementing APIs (RESTful and/or GraphQL), including versioning, documentation, and security best practices.
• Strong understanding of AWS infrastructure and hands-on experience with services such as Serverless Framework, Lambda, and CloudFormation is preferred.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases such as Postgres, MongoDB, or MySQL.
• Experience working with Terraform is preferred.
• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle and Agile methodologies.
• Proven experience leading a team or architecting a large-scale enterprise product.
• Exceptional problem-solving, debugging, and software design skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-driven with a strong work ethic and passion for excellence.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of design patterns, data structures and distributed systems is a plus.
• Experience with data engineering (pipelines, ETL workflows, data architecture) is plus.
• Experience using LLM-based coding tools and prompt engineering for code generation, refactoring, or documentation is a plus.
• Prior early-stage startup experience is highly preferred.

• Competitive salary (25LPA to 35LPA INR)
• Annual performance based bonus
• Stock option grants
• Flexible vacation policy
• Remote work and flexible hours