Software Engineer, Software Architect, Backend Developer

Position: Staff Software Engineer
Posted Monday, August 24, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Purpose Unlimited  is an independent financial services company with an unrelenting focus on customer-centric innovation, delivered through technology-driven solutions. Led by entrepreneur Som Seif, the company is developing a diversified product platform aimed at addressing historically underserved segments of the market. Purpose Unlimited’s businesses include Purpose Investments, Advisor Solutions by Purpose, and Driven.
Vacancy Status:  This is for a current opening.

Job Description  Who you are  You own the hardest technical problems in our consumer-facing product — setting the bar for how code ships, how architecture decisions get made, and how AI-augmented engineering works in a regulated environment. Impact is measured in product outcomes: performance, reliability, client experience. AI fluency is a baseline expectation; you lead how the team integrates it, handling the judgment, architecture, and craft that AI cannot replace.
Responsibilities:
What you will do/ What you'll drive   Product performance and reliability - own architectural decisions that move latency, uptime, and client-facing quality metrics.
Technical direction for AI-augmented engineering - define tools, workflows, standards for AI-generated code, and how productivity is measured.
Engineering craft and release safety - testing standards and observability practices that let the team ship weekly in a SOC 2 environment.
Cross-cutting problem solving - shared abstractions, state management, platform tech debt, resolved without stalling delivery.
Team capability and growth - mentorship, design feedback, and code review that raises the ceiling of what the team can do.
Product partnership - pressure-test requirements before they become expensive commitments;advocate for technical quality as a driver of client experience.
What AI does so youdon’thave to   Generates boilerplate, test scaffolding, and routine implementations - you review, refine, and ensure production standards.
Runs automated code quality checks, vulnerability scanning, and compliance flag analysis - you interpret results and make the call.
Aggregates performance data, incident patterns, and release risk signals - you decide what to act on.
Drafts documentation, RFC templates, and technical specs - you shape the thinking and ensure architectural coherence.

Qualifications:

What you will bring   Significant experience building consumer-facing software at scale, with architectural judgment from systems that serve real users under real load.
Full-stack depth - you move between frontend, backend, and infrastructure when the problem demands it.
Experience in a regulated industry (financial services, healthcare, or similar) - SOC 2 or ISO 27001 compliance as part of engineering quality, not friction.
Track recordof leading technical decisions: writing RFCs, driving alignment, knowing when to push for consensus vs. make the call.
What will set you apart   Fluency with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar) and a formed perspective on how they change team dynamics.
Experience governing AI-generated code quality in production
-you’vethought about when AI output is good enough and when human craft is required.
Experience mentoring senior engineers; your leverage at this level is as much about team capability as your own code.
You think in systems - understanding how technical decisions ripple through product quality and end-user experience.
Degree in CS/Software Engineering or equivalent practical depth.
What success looks like in one year   Core platform uptime and latency measurably improved; release process introduces demonstrably less risk.
Team has adopted AI-assisted workflows with clear quality and…