Staff Software Engineer - Nova Credit

WHO WE ARE

At Nova Credit , we’re on a mission to power financial inclusion globally, building a unified platform for credit and financial data that meaningfully impacts lives. Our software engineers develop innovative solutions that incorporate data integrations and advanced analytics into seamless user experiences, transforming diverse data into actionable risk insights.

Join us to help unlock economic opportunities for consumers historically excluded from traditional credit systems. We foster a dynamic, inclusive environment that values diversity, intellectual honesty, and innovation, committed to supporting your professional growth. For more on our engineering culture, check out our recent blog post !

OUR TECHNOLOGY STACK

We leverage Node.js, React, TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL, and AWS to bring our products to life.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We're seeking a Staff Software Enginee r to lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives from concept to production, define critical technical strategy that powers innovation at scale across our products and platform, and elevate our engineering organization's capability through mentorship and setting best practices.

YOUR PROFILE & EXPERTISE

• 10+ years of relevant experience, including high-growth or early-stage startups.
• Deep fluency in modern software technologies and architectural patterns, with the ability to quickly learn and ramp into our tech stack.
• A visionary and adaptive leader, adept at defining clarity and driving solutions through highly complex and ambiguous challenges in a rapidly evolving, fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional collaborator, able to effectively influence and communicate across technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership.

YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS A RANGE OF PROJECTS

• Architecting and building enterprise-grade APIs and establishing patterns for platform-level features (web and mobile).
• Pioneering and launching new, complex integrations with critical data suppliers.
• Shaping the strategic direction and overseeing the end-to-end productionization of complex data models to deploy mission-critical attributes and scores across our platform.
• Defining and evolving core platform architecture to support multiple product use cases and ensure long-term scalability.

IN THE FIRST MONTH, YOU'LL:

• Land your "new hire" ticket in the first week and directly contribute to at least one high-impact roadmap feature.
• Thoroughly understand our software development lifecycle and overarching technical strategy.
• Quickly grasp our business model, product offerings, and customer value proposition, understanding their strategic implications for engineering.
• Build rapport with the team and key stakeholders, understandi