Senior Software Engineer

• Cordial is seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will lead the engineering team in developing scalable, high-performance systems by defining technical roadmaps and setting standards for code quality
• You will mentor team members, drive architectural improvements, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure timely delivery of features while advocating for engineering needs
• Define and lead technical roadmaps, ensuring that the engineering team builds scalable, high-performance systems
• Set engineering standards for code quality, design, and implementation, guiding the team to follow these principles
• Provide mentorship to junior and senior engineers, promoting a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Identify and implement best practices in software development and ensure the team adopts them
• Lead architectural discussions, ensuring that software systems meet long-term goals, performance, and scalability
• Collaborate with product managers, stakeholders, and other engineers to develop sound technical strategies and solutions
• Drive architectural improvements and technical debt resolution across the platform
• Make critical decisions on technology stacks, tools, and frameworks that align with our business and technical objectives
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and other business units to align engineering work with business priorities
• Advocate for engineering needs and ensure that projects are executed within timeframes and budgets
• Ensure the timely delivery of features and services that meet quality standards
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in software development and bring innovative ideas to the team
• Lead research and development initiatives to explore new tools and approaches to solve technical challenges
• Tackle complex and challenging problems that require in-depth technical knowledge and creative solutions
• Serve as a role model in both technical and soft skills, contributing to a positive engineering culture
• Mentor other engineers, fostering their technical and career growth
• Lead technical interviews and play a key role in hiring and onboarding new team members

Benefits

• Full health coverage - We cover your costs at 100%, plus 80% of your family’s cost. Plus, our monthly wellness allowance can be used for whatever you need to feel your best
• Competitive compensation - We know pay is a big deal. Base salaries are important, but so are company equity, bonuses, cell phone allowances, 401(k) program, and more
• Paid parental leave - Starting a family is special. We’ll cover 100% of your salary so you can focus on those critical first months with your little one
• Unlimited time off - Unlimited, and highly encouraged. More vacations = happier employees. Life happens, and we know the value of a flexible schedule
• Fully remote team - Wherever you live, we have the tools you’ll need to WFH, or from anywhere! We’re based in Southern California, but many of our teams are fully remote

• You’re curious and continuously learning. You stay close to what’s evolving in the industry, bring new ideas to the team, and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo when there’s a better way
• You’re a natural mentor. You find genuine satisfaction in the growth of others, and you share knowledge freely — not because it’s expected, but because it makes the whole team better
• You thrive in cross-functional collaboration. You can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, and you know how to partner with Product and Design to build things that are both right and on time
• The code word is #becordial
• You’re tenacious about solving hard problems. When something is broken or holding the team back — tech debt, tooling gaps, architectural constraints — you don’t look away. You lead the charge
• You’re comfortable in ambiguity. You can define a technical roadmap from a business goal, identify what’s missing, and drive alignment without needing all the answers handed to you up front
• You care about culture. You understand that how a team works together is just as important as what it builds — and you actively contribute to an environment of transparency, trust, and continuous improvement
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of leading technical work on complex, high-scale systems
• You communicate exceptionally well — in code reviews, in architecture discussions, in interviews, and in the hallway. People leave conversations with you feeling clearer, not more confused
• You operate like an owner. You care about outcomes — not just the technical elegance of a solution, but whether it actually solves the problem, ships on time, and moves the business forward
• You think in systems — you have deep experience designing scalable, performant architectures and know how to make technology decisions that hold up as a product and team grow
• You hold yourself and others to a high bar for code quality, design, and implementation — and you know how to raise that bar in a way that brings people along with you, not just over them

• APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
• Resume Submission Requirement — Please Read Carefully
• When uploading your resume, your file must be named in the following format:
• FIRSTNAME-LASTNAME-CORDIAL2026
• Example: JOE-DOE-CORDIAL2026
• Applications that do not follow this naming convention exactly will be automatically rejected and will not be reviewed. Please double-check your file name before submitting
• Accepted file formats: PDF or Word (.docx)