Senior Software Engineer (Ruby)

Senior Software Engineer Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: $120,000–$180,000 + Benefits Location: Onsite – Austin, Texas Company Overview: A series A, venture-backed startup is building a suite of financial tools designed to bring greater flexibility and transparency to a historically underserved market. The company supports both individuals and businesses through a platform that simplifies key financial and operational workflows. Founded by experienced operators with prior startup success, the team is backed by top-tier fintech and consumer tech investors. The company is entering a new phase of growth and is expanding its engineering team to support increased demand and an ambitious product roadmap. Role Overview: The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in designing and scaling the platform’s core systems. This is a high-impact position with direct exposure to leadership and an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to product direction, technical standards, and team culture. Location: Candidates should be based in Austin, TX, as the product and leadership teams operate locally in an in-office model. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain scalable backend systems and user-facing products Contribute to evolving system architecture with a focus on performance and reliability Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure technical work aligns with business needs Promote engineering best practices including code reviews, testing, and documentation Ideal Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering Strong backend experience, ideally with Ruby or similar languages Familiarity with React or other modern frontend frameworks is a plus Experience with infrastructure tools like AWS and Terraform is a bonus