Senior Software Engineer, Documents

About the Role: 

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Documents domain, you will play a critical role in designing and developing innovative solutions that power GoodLeap’s document lifecycle management. You’ll work on building systems that ensure the accuracy, compliance, and efficiency of document-related processes, collaborating closely with engineers and product managers to deliver high-impact features.
This role demands exceptional attention to detail and the ability to analyze legal documents, business requirements, the lifecycle of a loan and translating them into effective technical solutions. You’ll focus on hands-on development, championing best practices in code quality, testing, and scalability. Your work will directly impact how GoodLeap delivers seamless and reliable document solutions to partners and customers.
We’re looking for someone who can contribute as an outspoken team member—actively sharing ideas, providing constructive feedback, and driving discussions to improve the team’s performance. If you’re excited about solving complex challenges, leading by example, and seeing your work in action, this role is for you. This would best fit a Back-end Engineer or Full Stack Engineer.
Join us to be part of a team that values curiosity, ownership, and innovation—all while contributing to a mission that empowers businesses and drives sustainable solutions.
About the Team:
The Documents domain is at the heart of GoodLeap’s mission to simplify and streamline the loan lifecycle, overseeing everything from document generation to signing and vaulting. This team is responsible for building and optimizing tools that handle over 16,000 unique document variations, ensuring seamless integration with platforms like DocuSign, Salesforce, and eOriginal.
The team is dedicated to improving document automation, data consistency, and compliance by developing innovative solutions that meet the needs of both internal and external stakeholders. With a focus on understanding the complexities of legal documents and business requirements, we strive to deliver solutions that are accurate, compliant, and user-friendly.
We prioritize code quality, robust testing pipelines, dashboards, and automation to deliver reliable and efficient document management systems. With a mix of greenfield projects and system enhancements, the team continuously pushes the boundaries of technology to create impactful solutions.
On the technical side, the team leverages technologies like React, Node.js, Typescript, Nest.js, Serverless, SST, DynamoDB, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Kafka, Event Driven Architecture, and Webhooks to build and maintain scalable systems.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-quality web applications and APIs, focusing on Node.js and AWS services.
• Build secure, reliable, and compliant solutions for document generation, signing, and vaulting with an emphasis on scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, product managers, and legal experts, to deliver features that meet legal and business requirements.
• Analyze legal documents and business needs to design technical solutions that ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Write testable, reliable code and implement continuous deployment practices for production systems.
• Participate in design and code reviews, providing technical feedback to uphold engineering excellence.
• Mentor and support the career development of engineers through pair programming, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Analyze and optimize application code, APIs, and distributed systems to ensure efficiency and reliability.
• Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot large-scale systems to maintain high availability and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, driving hands-on implementation and innovation across the platform.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Strong problem-solving and algorithmic skills typical of any software engineering role.
• Extensive experience with one or more of the following technologies: React, Node.js, Typescript, Nest.js, Serverless, SST, DynamoDB, AWS Lambda, API Gateway and Kafka, coupled with a strong aptitude for learning new tools and frameworks.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and working with databases.
• In-depth knowledge of large-scale web application design, including clustering, caching, performance tuning, and scalability strategies.
• An ability to understand and translate legal documents and business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Ideal Candidate Values

Attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when dealing with legal documents and business requirements.
Collaboration and consensus-building as patterns for problem-solving.
Transparency in the face of ambiguous or difficult situations.
“Getting stuff done” through simple, pragmatic iteration and a strong focus on user needs.
A high level of curiosity and staying abreast of the latest technologies.
Proactively resolving problems and displaying a strong sense of ownership.
Challenging the status quo when it makes sense to do so.