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Job description
Homeward is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) — a contract, remote role. Apply directly on Homeward's careers page below.
Senior Software Engineer, Back-end (LatAm)
Location: Latin America
Department: Engineering
About Homeward
Homeward takes the “what ifs” out of homebuying by creating financial products that give buyers and sellers certainty and convenience. We’re a fast-paced, remote-first real estate startup that partners with real estate agents to offer innovative products and services, helping clients buy with cash, sell with certainty, and time their move, regardless of the market.
Founder and CEO Tim Heyl, owner of one of the fastest-growing agent teams in the country, started Homeward in 2018 to fix the antiquated and broken real estate process. Today, we offer bundled cash offers, mortgage, and title services in 13 states, enabling buyers and sellers to move with certainty and convenience.
We’re a fully remote company with a diverse team spread across several countries - Grounded in three core values: The Golden Rule, One Team One Dream, and Calm Focus. Hear from our employees about what our values mean to them.
About the opportunity
We're seeking a Senior Back-end Engineer to help us build a simpler, more customer-centric home buying and selling experience in partnership with real estate agents.
Due to current team needs, we are only accepting candidates based in Latin America. This is intended to be a long-term contract position.
In this role you will:
- Develop, design, debug, and modify components of software applications and tools in agile environment
- Write automated unit and integration tests as appropriate to support our continuous integration pipelines
- Participate in code reviews to assess overall code quality and flexibility
- Have a good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle and methodologies, specifically scrum and/or Kanban
- Prototype creative solutions quickly by developing minimum viable products and work with peers in crafting and implementing the technical vision
- Communicate and work effectively with distributed cross functional teams
- Resolve problems and roadblocks as they occur with peers - follow through on details and drive issues to closure
- Work towards continuous improvement in software and development process within an agile development team
- Participate in user story creation in collaboration with the team
- Leverage AI coding assistants and tools to accelerate prototyping, code review, debugging, and documentation
- Design, build, and maintain AI-powered product features, including with LLM API integrations, RAG pipelines, and AI-driven automation
What you’ll bring:
- 6+ years of non-internship, professional back-end development experience
- Deep understanding of web development and best practices
- Strong organizational skills and discipline in both following and appropriately challenging conventions
- Skilled with common back-end technologies and patterns such as ReST API development, asynchronous task management, and databases / data management best practices.
- Deep experience in one or more relevant back-end frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI
- Experience working with Python
- Scrappy determination and flexibility - from updating email templates to building complex web apps; you’re eager to learn and help the team succeed.
- A build, test, learn mindset, with a bias toward quick, calculated action and a focus on business outcomes
- Ability to rapidly prototype and adjust in response to customer feedback
- Working knowledge of version control and CI/CD tools
- Possess a high bar when it comes to quality - knowing when, what, and how to test
- Hands-on experience with AI productivity tools (Claude, Copilot, Cursor, etc.)
- Production experience with LLM APIs including prompt design and context management
- General curiosity and comfort navigating the evolving AI landscape
Compensation:
- Competitive hourly rate
- Computer reimbursement
Value-Driven Employee Experience
THE GOLDEN RULE. It’s simple: Treat others the way we want to be treated. Whether we’re dealing with colleagues or customers, we don’t prioritize money or growth over people, and we practice empathy at every opportunity.
CALM FOCUS. We work in tech and build solutions for real estate. Both are fast-paced and stressful industries. But by focusing on the larger objective rather than rushing from one task to the next, we can create solutions our customers love.
ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM. Big problems require big solutions. We look at our customers’ experiences holistically and recognize that solving them requires collaboration across teams and our three affiliate companies — Homeward, Homeward Mortgage and Homeward Title.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) at Homeward a remote job?
Yes, Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) at Homeward is a remote position. Candidates in Latin America may be preferred.
What skills are required for Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) at Homeward?
The required skills for Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) at Homeward include: Python, Django, Flask, FastAPI, API, SQL, Git, CI/CD, AI, LLM, RAG.
What is the seniority level for Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) at Homeward?
Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) at Homeward is a Senior level position.
How do I apply for Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) at Homeward?
You can view the full description and apply for Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Remote) at Homeward on EchoJobs: https://echojobs.io/job/homeward-senior-software-engineer-back-end-latam-7iva7.