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OppFi is a leading tech-enabled digital finance platform that works with banks to provide financial products and services for everyday Americans. Through a transparent and responsible platform, which includes financial inclusion and excellent customer experience, the Company supports consumers who are turned away by mainstream options to build better financial health.
We are a team of caring, innovative, and inclusive individuals who thrive in being immersed in diverse talents, expertise, perspectives, and backgrounds. Our employees approach every new challenge with an unparalleled ability to see what could be rather than settle for what is. Our business principles guide us and create an open and collaborative culture where we improve 1% every day, and the best ideas always win! We welcome individuals who want to make an impact in the financial system by facilitating credit access, expanding financial inclusion, promoting financial health, and delivering exceptional customer service.
A few other fun facts about us. OppFi is one of the top consumer-rated financial platforms online, maintaining a 4.5/5.0-star rating on Trustpilot. We are a 2025 Crain’s Fast 50™ company and were named on Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work in Chicago.
Opportunity Financial, LLC seeks a Senior Software Engineer I for a position in Chicago, IL to perform the following: design and develop back-end software applications used across entire technology platform using Java, Terraform, and Docker; design and develop software applications using Ruby, Clojure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and PostgreSQL in an Agile environment; confer with business and product professionals to gather system requirements, project limitations and capabilities; analyze user needs and review software systems to ensure user and business requirements are met; lead enterprise-wide large-scale software development project; perform and evaluate code reviews, test-driven development, integration testing, and documenting and implementing software best practices; review and approve software architectural decisions with peer Senior Software Engineers; provide reporting on critical business projects to the executive team; identifying and analyze design and implementation issues across the technology organization; create documentation of solutions to enable other teams to implement new processes; identifying gaps in existing standards and processes and designing remediation; mentor junior software engineers. Successful candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or foreign equivalent and three years of experience as a Software Engineer or substantially similar position performing the following duties: design and develop software applications utilizing Ruby, Clojure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and PostgreSQL in an Agile environment; and perform code reviews, test-driven development, integration testing, and documenting and implementing software best practices. Partial hybrid work from home permitted. Position requires being physically in the office at least once a month and also for weeklong quarterly planning meetings. As a condition of work from home flexibility, the position requires physically working in the US and being connected to the company’s VPN while working. Wage range $150,000 to $160,000/year. OppFi offers a 401(k) matching program, paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, DoorDash DashPass, Figo pet insurance, Rocket Lawyer, access to LinkedIn Learning, and Fringe.
EEO Statement:
OppFi is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any actual or perceived legally recognized protected bases under local, state, federal law, or regulations. Our goal as a company is to build an equitable workplace that actively works to dismantle systems of oppression in our processes, procedures, and interactions. We aim to help our employees thrive where they work and beyond. Check out our Culture page here.
As part of OppFi’s commitment to providing equal opportunity to qualified individuals, OppFi will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation as defined by applicable laws and organizational policies. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview processes or job requirements, please contact our People Team at [email protected].
Pursuant to the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act, OppFi is providing the "OppFi California Employee Privacy Policy", which details the categories of personal information collected and your rights under the policy. If you are a California resident, please review the policy here: https://www.oppfi.com/careers/.
The information in this document is for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list or description of the organization and its requirements for positions and employees. OppFi reserves the right to modify or change the information on this document at its discretion.
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