Senior Software Engineer - Irvine, CA

Better is thefirst AI-native mortgage and home equity finance company, revolutionizing one of the largest financial markets in the world. We makehome finance radically more transparent;using AI and proprietary technology toeliminatefriction from the mortgage process through our industry-leading AI platform, Tinman®, andthe first voice-based

AI mortgage assistant, Betsy™. Our mission is simple: make homeownershipcheaper,fasterand mo reaccessible by transforming how people buy and finance homes.

The facts that speak for themselves:

• We’ve funded over $110 billion in loans (more than any other fintech in the US!)
• Raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to modernize the $15 trillion mortgage industry
• Better’s proprietary AI platform makes us an award-winning lender:
  • Fintech Breakthrough Award 2025:
    Best Lending Innovation
  • Yahoo! Finance (Jan 2025):
    Best Mortgage Lender for First-Time Home buyers – Best for quick approval
  • Yahoo! Finance (2025):
    Best Online Mortgage Lender
  • Money Magazine (2025):
    Best for fast closing
  • Forbes (2023):
    Best Online Mortgage Lender

We’re building the future of home finance—andwe’relooking for smart, driven, ambitiousinnovatorswhoare ready to tackle the most impactful work of their careers.

We’re building our first engineering team in the Irvine area and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who’s ready to make an immediate impact. This is a rare opportunity to be a founding employee in a new office and help shape the future of the revolutionary platform that powers the mortgage industry.

You’ll work directly with our mortgage partners every day—building tools, APIs, and user experiences that make the complex simple and the expensive efficient. You’ll collaborate with product, design, and operations teams to streamline workflows, reduce cost per loan, and make the home ownership journey more transparent and accessible.

If you want to see the impact of your work up close—talking with users, shipping code, and shaping how America’s leading mortgage platform operates—this is the place.

• Build and enhance Tinman
  , the AI platform that powers Better’s SaaS and mortgage operations.
• Partner directly with business stakeholders and loan operations teams to understand friction points and design smarter, simpler workflows.
• Design and implement robust, scalable APIs and workflows that integrate with mortgage, partner, and compliance systems.
• Collaborate with engineers across Better to evolve our SaaS offerings and support tenanted partner integrations.
• Contribute to a culture of learning, excellence, and experimentation—helping establish our Irvine team’s engineering identity from the ground up.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4-6 years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in Type Script ,
  Node.js
  , React
  , or similar modern frameworks.
• Strong understanding of API design, distributed systems, and scalable architectures.
• Comfortable working directly with business users and operations teams to identify problems and design pragmatic solutions.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you’re empowered to make decisions and deliver impact quickly.
• Excited by the challenge of building a new engineering culture and office presence from the ground up.

• Experience in fintech, proptech, or other regulated data environments.
• Familiarity with mortgage technology or B2B2C SaaS platforms.
• Background in systems integration, workflow automation, or data processing pipelines.
• A passion for simplifying complex business processes and making technology more human-friendly.

$150,000 - $170,000 a year

We’reproud to support our employees and their families with a benefits package designed to care for their health, well-being, and everyday life. All full-time and benefit-eligible part-time employees can enjoy the following benefits:

• Day One Coverage – Your benefits begin on your first day, soyou’resupported from the start
• Nationwide Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage – Comprehensive plans that travel with you, wherever you are
• Mental Health Support When You Need It – Immediate access to…