Software Engineer II - Captive

Octane is unlocking the power of financial products for merchants and consumers. Our cutting-edge technology and innovative financial products empower businesses with more control and flexibility, enabling them to deliver seamless digital experiences, drive customer loyalty, and build long-term value. Octane supports merchants throughout the sales cycle: connecting dealerships with high-intent buyers, driving transparent, fast, and easy closings with award-winning technology, and providing on-going customer care with superior loan servicing. Founded in 2014, Octane supports over 60 OEM partner brands and over 4,000 dealer partners, and has a team of over 600. Visit www.octane.co. We are hiring a Full Stack Software Engineer II to build features across our core platforms. Used by dealerships across the country, our software provides a streamlined workflow for dealerships to get fast, flexible financing to their customers. Working with a team of collaborative engineers, you will work across our stack with technologies such as Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (such as React). This role is about taking ownership of concrete engineering tasks and turning well-defined requirements into clean, reliable, and end-to-end functional software. Leveraging technical direction while exercising strong independence, you will design and implement front-end interfaces, back-end APIs, and comprehensive test suites, partnering with senior engineers to bring high-quality user experiences to production. Responsibilities: Contribute to the design and architecture of scalable, maintainable, and high-performance software systems. Write clean, efficient code and leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery across the software development lifecycle. Ensure system reliability and prevent regressions by implementing automated test suites and validating core functionality. Participate in code reviews, optimize existing codebase performance, and resolve complex software bugs. Collaborate with teammates and internal teams to improve products. Work cross-functionally with internal teams to refine product features and guide junior engineers in adopting industry best practices. Use AI-assisted development to accelerate the pace of the software development lifecycle. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (preferred) with3