About this opportunity
Motion Recruitment lists this Senior Software Engineer opportunity in detroit, Michigan. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
One of the leading providers of innovative financial technology and digital lending solutions is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Hybrid team in Detroit, MI!
Our client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build and enhance a scalable platform supporting the personal loan origination process. In this role, you will work on systems responsible for fraud prevention, identity verification, bank and income verification, and client validation. You will build full-stack solutions, integrate with third-party risk and verification providers, and turn external data into reliable decisions while maintaining a seamless client experience. This is a hands‑on engineering role where you will own features end‑to‑end using Node.js, TypeScript, React, and modern cloud technologies, while working with highly sensitive personal and financial data.
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong hands‑on experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React
True full‑stack development experience across frontend and backend applications
Experience building and supporting production APIs, services, and microservices
Experience integrating with third‑party APIs and external data providers
Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and production support
Experience working with AWS and Docker
Experience securely handling PII, financial information, or other sensitive/regulated data
Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, reliability, and technical tradeoffs
Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with Product and business stakeholders
What You Will Be Doing
Daily Responsibilities
Design, build, test, deploy, and support full‑stack applications using Node.js, TypeScript, React, Next.js, and NestJS
Develop systems supporting identity verification, fraud detection, bank verification, and income verification
Integrate with third‑party fraud, risk, identity, and financial verification providers
Build and improve verification, re‑verification, identity matching, and applicant decisioning workflows
Identify edge cases and potential fraud or abuse scenarios while minimizing friction for legitimate clients
Own technical initiatives from initial design through deployment, monitoring, and ongoing improvements
Write clean, tested, maintainable, and well‑documented code
Participate in code reviews and provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers
Work with PostgreSQL, TypeORM, AWS, Docker, GitHub, and microservices
Monitor production systems and improve reliability, performance, conversion, and client experience
The Offer
Multiple medical plan options, including an available zero‑premium medical plan option for eligible team‑member‑only coverage
Paid parental leave
Paid time off
Mental health and wellness resources
Fertility benefits
Adoption and foster care assistance
Childcare and tutoring support
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
First‑time homebuyer assistance for eligible team members
Professional development and continuing education resources
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full‑time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre‑employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
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Worksite address
detroit, MI, 48228, US
Who can apply
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