Senior Software Engineer

This position is open to candidates based in the Denver area with a hybrid work schedule of three days per week in office (Tues-Thurs and two days WFH). We are not offering relocation support at this time.

THE POSITION

As business demand continues to growwereexpanding our Technology team and looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help lead the development and support of applications that power our Publisher this roleyoullbuild scalable maintainable solutions used by both clients and internal teams tackle meaningful technical challenges and directlyimpactthe experience of our customers and business partners.

You can break down complexproblemsand you design elegant easy-to-maintain solutions that are resilient and robust. You are comfortable working in an existing codebase and have the judgment to make necessary changes to existing code while managing risk. You also can gather requirements from business managers gain insight into business processes and communicate ideas clearly to team members to support multi-person projects and offshore teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operate with an AI-first engineering mindset: leverage AI to accelerate scoping architecture coding code review test generation performance analysis and incident responsewhile ensuring solutionsremaincorrect maintainable secure and compliant.
• Design build and operate scalable backend microservices with Python and/or including API design versioning reliability patterns and performance tuning.
• Design and build micro frontends and modern web applications using (Vue 3) and React enabling independent deployability and team autonomy.
• Lead tech-agnostic cloud-portable architecture that supports multi-region and multi-cloud deployments emphasizing high availability disaster recovery and latency-aware designs.
• Design and implement event-driven architectures for distributed systems and microservices using messaging/streaming platforms (e.g. Service Bus/Event Hubs SQS/SNS Kinesis Kafka).
• Develop user interfaces third-party API integrations and data access layers; design data models and persistence strategies to meet scale consistency and performance requirements.
• Build operate and optimize data platforms across:
• RDBMS (e.g. SQL Server Aurora GCP relational databases such as Cloud SQL/AlloyDB)
• NoSQL (e.g. Azure Cosmos DB and NoSQL equivalents on AWS/GCP)
• Support and enhance existing applications through troubleshooting bug fixes upgrades performance optimization and technical debt reduction.
• Collaborate with product design and stakeholders to deliver outcomes; lead technical decisions and contribute to roadmap planning.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and improve operational excellence (monitoring alerting runbooks postmortems).
• Work as a core member of a cross-functional team sharing ownership of outcomes and collaborating to plan build and deliver solutions together.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in Computer Scienceor related field (or equivalent experience);5 yearsof professional software development experience.
• Proven experience building and operating production-grade microservices(service boundaries APIs reliability patterns scaling service-to-service communication).
• Experience implementing micro frontendpatterns (module federation or equivalent) including independent builds/deploys sharedcomponentstrategies and versioning.
• Strong experience with and/or Pythonand (Vue 3Vuex/Pinia); working experience withReact.
• Experience designing cloud-native systems across Azure and AWS with exposure toGCPservices where applicable.
• Hands-on experience with event-driven systemsand messaging/streaming platforms (e.g. Service Bus Event Hubs SQS/SNS Kinesis Kafka) and deploying workloads withKubernetes.
• Proven experience designing and operatingmulti-region distributed systems includingDRstrategies(RTO/RPO) failover readiness and resilience patterns (retries/timeouts idempotency circuit breakers graceful degradation).
• Strong database experience and data modeling skills across:
• RDBMS: SQL Server Aurora and GCP relational databases (Cloud SQL/AlloyDB)
• NoSQL: Cosmos DB and NoSQL equivalents on AWS/GCP
• Proficiency using AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot Cursor or similar) to improve delivery while maintaining code quality and security.
• Solid understanding of SOLID principles design patterns Kanban and Agile development.
• Experience with automated testing (unit integration component) and Git-based workflows.
• Familiarity with logging/monitoring tools (e.g. Sumo Logic Application Insights) and modern developer tooling.
• Strong communication skills and ability to understand complex business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

NICE TO HAVE

• Familiarity with TypeScript and/or Rust.
• Experience with deployment and orchestration systems beyond Kubernetes (e.g. Nomad Docker Swarm ECS Mesos Argo CD Flux or similar).
• Azure platform depth (provisioning monitoring/performance Application Insights Azure Functions etc.).
• AWS services (Lambda API Gateway CloudWatch etc.).
• Advanced Snowflake experience (data warehousing optimization managing tasks/streams Streamlit apps AI integration tools such as Snowflake Cortex).
• Experience with additional JS frameworks (Angular) and deeper expertise in React.
• Experience with TypeScript (advanced).
• CI/CD pipeline development and DevOps practices.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform ARM templates CloudFormation).
• Global traffic management and multi-region routing concepts (e.g. Azure Front Door/Traffic Manager Route 53/Global Accelerator GCP load balancing).

ABOUT LENDINGTREE

LendingTree is the nations leading online lending marketplace. We connect consumers with multiple lenders so they can easily compare options and find the right fit from mortgages and personal loans to credit savings and insurance products.

Our founder Doug Lebda started LendingTree in 1996 after his own frustrating house-hunting experience. What began as a simple idea to make loan shopping easier has grown into a platform that empowers millions of people to make smarter financial decisions every day.

What else you should know:

Werea publicly traded company (NASDAQ: TREE).

Wevewelcomed several other companies into the LendingTree family to expand our reach and the LendingTree app and My LendingTree dashboard to give consumers tools to manage andmonitortheir financial committed to giving back through philanthropic programs volunteer opportunities and partnerships that strengthen the communities where we live and work.

OUR CULTURE

Werea collaborative entrepreneurial team that values curiosity creativity and getting things done together. Our teammates are some of the brightest most driven peopleyoullmeet and we celebrate innovation inclusion and ownership. At LendingTreeyoullfind an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives make us stronger. We believe in working hard and supporting one another with the flexibility and trust that help you thrive both personally and professionally.

Wereproud to offer generous benefits wellness programs and time-off policies designed to help you recharge stay healthy and bring your best self to work every day. And yes we still have fun doing it (our GSD Get Stuff Done award is a fan favorite!)

Come grow with us make an impact and be part of a company thattruly caresabout its people and its community.

The base pay range for this position in Seattle/New York/Colorado/California is $130000 to $170000; however base pay offered may vary depending on internal factors job-related knowledge and experience.

Incentive Compensation:Eligible for annual performance bonus

Benefits:Medical dental vision insurance and 401(k) matching

LendingTree is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race color religion (or creed) gender gender expression age national origin disability marital status sexual orientation or military status.

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