Senior Backend Engineer

Company Overview

Closinglock is modernizing the real estate world’s way of transferring information and funds to eliminate wire fraud. The platform protects over $250B+ in funds in residential property transactions across all 50 U.S. states and 42 countries. Closinglock is headquartered in Austin, TX, and serves clients worldwide.

• Must be dedicated, passionate, hardworking, and excited to work in an energetic environment.
• Must be able to work with a team and collaborate effectively.
• Creative and efficient problem solver.

• 4+ years experience with Python or other object-oriented programming languages.
• Strong experience developing services using Flask, FastAPI, or Django.
• Experience with relational databases, including schema design, query optimization, and ORMs.
• Solid working experience building RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with software testing, TDD, and unit testing.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker.
• Active experience integrating custom code with third‑party APIs.
• Hands‑on experience with Git, Jira, Confluence.
• Experience working in the AWS ecosystem.
• Familiarity with application monitoring and reporting tools such as Datadog and New Relic.

• Onboard in your first week and ship changes by your second week.
• Participate in design, development, and maintenance of Closinglock web applications, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and scalability.
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle from concept and design to testing and deployment.
• Consult on feature requests, feedback, and future product development.

• Competitive salary.
• Equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Unlimited PTO.
• 401(k) match.
• Maternity/paternity leave.
• Fully subsidized downtown parking.
• Weekly lunch stipend.
• Full access to onsite gym and locker rooms.
• Monthly team get‑togethers (lunches, social events, sports outings).

Closinglock is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.