Software Development Engineer II

# Software Development Engineer II Melville, NY Full-time $100,000 – $250,000 / year# Software Development Engineer II
** Melville, New York
· Full-Time
· In Office**## About the Role Riverhead Financial Partners is seeking an experienced
** Software Development Engineer II (SDE II)
** to help design, build, and scale the proprietary technology that powers our commercial finance platform.

Riverhead develops software across client acquisition, financing workflows, lender matching, pipeline management, automation, data processing, analytics, and internal operations.

As an SDE II, you’ll take ownership of significant features and technical initiatives from
** architecture and design through implementation, deployment, and ongoing improvement**.This role is designed for an engineer who can operate with a high degree of independence, understand complex business requirements, make sound technical decisions, and translate those requirements into scalable production systems.

You’ll work directly with engineering, operations, sales, underwriting, and company leadership to shape the technology behind Riverhead.## What You’ll Do
* Design, develop, deploy, and maintain production software across Riverhead’s proprietary technology platform
* Own significant features and engineering projects from initial requirements through production
* Design scalable frontend, backend, database, and API architectures
* Translate complex business and operational requirements into well-designed technical solutions
* Build and improve systems supporting commercial financing workflows
* Develop integrations with financial technology platforms, data providers, communication systems, and other third-party services
* Design automation that eliminates repetitive work and improves operational efficiency
* Improve the reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of existing systems
* Diagnose complex production issues and implement durable solutions
* Make informed technical and architectural decisions
* Write clean, maintainable, testable, and production-ready code
* Conduct code reviews and help maintain engineering standards
* Collaborate with SDE I engineers and provide technical guidance when appropriate
* Identify technical debt and opportunities to improve system architecture
* Participate in technical planning and product development decisions
* Help establish engineering practices that allow Riverhead’s technology platform to scale with the organization## What You’ll Build Our engineering team develops technology supporting multiple areas of the business, including:
* Customer relationship management and sales infrastructure
* Commercial financing workflows
* Application and document processing
* Lender matching and submission systems
* Workflow and process automation
* Client-facing applications and experiences
* Data collection, normalization, and processing systems
* Reporting and performance analytics
* Internal operations platforms
* Third-party API and financial technology integrations
* Communication and notification infrastructure
* Artificial intelligence and intelligent workflow systems
* Decision-support and algorithmic matching technology

As an SDE II, you’ll have meaningful influence over
** how these systems are designed, built, and scaled**.## What We’re Looking For Successful candidates typically demonstrate:
* Strong professional software engineering experience
* Strong understanding of modern web application architecture
* Experience designing and developing production frontend and backend systems
* Strong knowledge of APIs, databases, data modeling, and distributed application architecture
* Experience integrating third-party services and APIs
* Ability to independently take features from requirements through production
*…