Senior Backend Engineer

Closinglock is modernizing the real estate world’s way of transferring information and funds to eliminate wire fraud and provide a secure easy-to-use platform for title companies law firms and other financial services to protect themselves and their clients from wire fraud. We act in the long-term best interests of our customers by understanding their problems. When our customers win we win. To date we have protected over $250B+ in funds related to residential property transactions. Closinglock’s platform has been used by clients in all 50 states and across 42 countries.

Closinglock is headquartered in Austin TX with an office in downtown Austin. Today the company has grown to 90+ employees across product & engineering sales partnerships customer success marketing and finance.

Mission: Simplify the real estate closing experience for all parties

Vision: Provide a secure and efficient transfer of data and funds

The inherent value of what we offer with our fraud prevention platform and modern payment solution for real estate is protecting a homebuyer’s largest investment in their life.

We are rapidly growing our team and are looking for more incredible talent. Our current team is built of top performers from world-class companies and we will continue to hire that way. We firmly believe that top performers want to work with other top performers. We have a lot of fun at work because we trust each other and respect each other's talents abilities and experiences. We are hyper-focused on a common vision and our company strength is based on the unparalleled quality of our team. There is no limit to what we can accomplish together!

Check out our website to learn more about our company.

We’re intentionally building a team of high-caliber engineers who take pride in delivering exceptional results. Our standard is simple: we hire people who consistently perform at the top of their game and raise the bar for those around them. We believe talented driven individuals do their best work alongside peers who share that same commitment to excellence.

We value people who care deeply about output take ownership and push work across the finish line at a high level. If you’re motivated by impact and want to be surrounded by others who operate at a high level you’ll thrive here.

Check out our website to learn more about our company.

• Must be dedicated passionate and hard-working and excited to work in an energetic environment.
• Must be able to work with a team and collaborate effectively. 
• We are looking for a creative and efficient problem solver.

• 4+ years of experience with Python or other object oriented programming languages.
• Strong experience in developing services using frameworks like Flask FastAPI or Django.
• Experience with relational databases including schema design query optimization and ORMs/integration with Python applications.
• Solid working experience building RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Experience with software testing TDD and unit testing.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker.
• Active experience integrating custom code with 3rd party APIs.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Git Jira and Confluence.
• Experience working in the AWS ecosystem.
• Familiarity with application monitoring and reporting software such as Datadog and New Relic.

• Work with small teams - onboard your first week ship changes during your second
• Actively participate in the 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 efforts regarding feature requests feedback and future product development for the business.

Perks & Benefits

At Closinglock we invest in our employees and provide a full range of benefits and perks to help you grow and thrive. These benefits include:

• 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 etc)

Closinglock is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team. 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.

What We Do

Closinglock is the trusted platform for securing and streamlining real estate transactions. Working with title and escrow companies we protects what truly matters: their clients their funds and their hard-earned reputation. Closinglock brings the real estate payments workflow into one secure space to prevent fraud and digitize the process allowing buyers to pay their earnest money deposit and down payments digitally in a click and allows title companies to disburse funds back out to the parties who need to be paid. With over $500 billion in transactions already safeguarded Closinglock is setting the new standard for secure closings.

Why Work With Us

At Closinglock we believe security isn't just a feature—it's a responsibility. We're driven by the belief that real estate is personal: understanding that behind every transaction is a person a family and a future. If you're looking to work with a purpose-driven team that takes immense pride in protecting people you'll find your home here.

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