Software Engineer AI Augmented Development

PowerPay is growing fast and our technology team needs a hands-on engineer (reportintg to the Head of Technology) who can own a broad portfolio of development work independently so our senior leadership can stay focused on product strategy architecture and client relationships.

This is not a narrowly defined role. You will work across AWS infrastructure backend services
data pipelines and internal tooling. The work is meaningful visible and moves quickly. You will
have real ownership over what you build. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives with autonomy communicates proactively and uses modern AI-assisted development tools as a force multiplier not as a crutch.

RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Own delivery. Take ownership of development tasks end-to-end from requirements to
  deployment across backend services data pipelines and AWS infrastructure.
• Write production code. Write Python and SQL across a variety of use cases: ETL pipelines
  backend services data quality checks operational scripts and API integrations.
• Work in AWS. Build modify and maintain AWS infrastructure Lambda functions
  ECS/Fargate services RDS S3 SQS CloudFormation stacks with an emphasis on reliability
  and cost-efficiency.
• Use AI tools fluently. Use AI coding tools (Claude Code OpenAI Codex Cursor or similar)
  actively and effectively to accelerate your work. We expect these tools to be a core part of
  your workflow not an afterthought.
• Query and model data. Write clear well-structured queries across relational databases.
  Understand schema design indexing and query performance. Snowflake experience is a
  bonus.
• Communicate clearly. Communicate status blockers and decisions clearly in Slack in
  tickets in PRs and in conversations with both technical teammates and non-technical
  stakeholders.
• Build with quality. Write tests for what you build. Follow the teams coding standards and
  review standards. Leave code in better shape than you found it.
• Collaborate. Participate in code reviews architecture discussions and retrospectives. Offer
  and receive feedback constructively.

Qualifications :

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
You must bring all of the following to be considered for this role:

• Python proficiency. Comfortable writing Python across a range of contexts scripting
  backend services data processing AWS Lambda. You do not need to be a framework expert
  but you must understand clean readable maintainable code.
• AI tool fluency. You actively use AI-assisted coding tools in your day-to-day work Claude
  Code Cursor GitHub Copilot OpenAI Codex or similar. You know how to prompt
  effectively validate output and integrate AI-generated code responsibly.
• SQL proficiency. Strong SQL skills: complex joins aggregations window functions
  subqueries CTEs. You can read a schema youve never seen before and write a useful query
  against it within minutes.
• AWS experience. Hands-on experience building or maintaining systems in AWS. You have
  worked with at least several of the following: Lambda ECS/Fargate RDS S3 SQS IAM
  CloudFormation or CDK CloudWatch. You understand how these services connect.
• Relational database experience. You have connected applications to relational databases
  designed or modified schemas written migrations and debugged data issues under
  pressure.
• Reliability. You show up. You meet your commitments. When something slips you say so
  early and propose a path forward. You do not go quiet when things get hard.
• Communication skills. You can explain a technical decision to a non-technical executive
  without losing the substance. You can write a clear ticket PR description or status update
  that anyone on the team can act on.

NICE TO HAVE:
These are not requirements but they will make you a stronger candidate and allow you to ramp
up faster:

• Snowflake querying schema design data sharing or Snowpark.
• TypeScript or experience (our payment middleware stack is TypeScript/Fastify).
• Experience in fintech lending payments or a similarly regulated industry.
• Familiarity with NLS (Nortridge Loan Software) or similar loan management systems.
• Experience writing Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation CDK or Terraform).
• Comfort reading and writing documentation at a professional level architecture docs
  runbooks API references.
• Experience working in a small fast-moving team where roles are fluid and self-direction is
  expected.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time