About this role
Better is the first AI-native mortgage and home equity finance company, revolutionizing one of the largest financial markets in the world. We make home finance radically more transparent; using AI and proprietary technology to eliminate friction from the mortgage process through our industry-leading AI platform, Tinman®, and the first voice-based AI mortgage assistant, Betsy™. Our mission is simple: make homeownership cheaper, faster and more accessible by transforming how people buy and finance homes.
The facts that speak for themselves:
We’ve funded over $110 billion in loans (more than any other fintech in the US!)
Raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to modernize the $15 trillion mortgage industry
Better’s propriety AI platform makes us an award-winning lender:
Fintech Breakthrough Award 2025: Best Lending Innovation
Yahoo! Finance (Jan 2025): Best Mortgage Lender for First-Time Homebuyers – Best for quick approval
Yahoo! Finance (2025): Best Online Mortgage Lender
Money Magazine (2025): Best for fast closing
Forbes (2023): Best Online Mortgage Lender
We’re building the future of home finance - and we’re looking for smart, driven, ambitious innovators who are ready to tackle the most impactful work of their careers.
A Better Opportunity
We are looking for a talented and driven Full Stack Software Engineer to join our engineering team. You will play a key role in building and maintaining our internal, proprietary LOS platform. This position involves close collaboration with product managers, compliance, closing, and post-closing teams to design features and automation that simplify and scale our operations.
This is a high-impact role in a fast-paced environment where your work will directly influence the growth and success of the company.
Responsibilities
Maintain and iterate our proprietary Loan Origination System with a focus on enhancing the digital mortgage origination process
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify pain points and build automation tools and workflows
Design and develop scalable, maintainable software utilizing a variety of technologies and programming languages
Build and consume RESTful APIs to integrate internal systems and third-party services
Work closely with product and compliance teams to gather requirements, provide technical insights, ensure technical solutions meet regulatory requirements and improve the digital mortgage origination experience
Proactively identify and drive changes as needed for assigned codebase, an/or product areas
Deploy and manage services on AWS, ensuring high reliability and performance
Write clean, testable code and participate in peer code reviews
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
3+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong proficiency in TypeScript, Python, and ReactJS
Solid experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, especially AWS
Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
Action-oriented and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in a fast-moving, startup environment
Company Benefits
We’re proud to support our employees and their families with a benefits package designed to care for their health, well-being, and everyday life. All full-time and benefit-eligible part-time employees can enjoy the following benefits:
Day One Coverage – Your benefits begin on your first day, so you’re supported from the start
Nationwide Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Comprehensive plans that travel with you, wherever you are
Mental Health Support When You Need It – Immediate access to virtual therapy with licensed providers for you and your eligible dependents (ages 6+), with your first few visits covered at no cost!
Health Savings Account (HSA) – Includes an employer contribution to help you plan for healthcare expenses
Employer-Funded Dependent Care FSA – Support for childcare and/or dependent care costs
Disability & Life Insurance – Provided at no additional cost to give you added peace of mind
Flexible PTO – Time off when you need it, so you can recharge and focus on what matters most
Extra Perks & Discounts – Including pet insurance, savings programs, and more to support life beyond work
The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided.
Disclaimer
Better Home & Finance Holding Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status, or any other reason protected by law.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Better will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.