Senior Software Engineer - Dallas, TX

Why Better. Why Now.

Better is rebuilding home finance as an AI-native platform—turning a process that once took weeks into something that can happen in seconds.

With over $110B in loans funded and $1.2B+ raised, we operate at real scale while rethinking how homeownership works from the ground up.

The category hasn’t caught up yet. That’s the opportunity.

The Opportunity

We’re building our first engineering team in the Dallas/Irving 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 homeownership 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.

How You'll Make An Impact

• 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 Dallas team’s engineering identity from the ground up.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 4-6 years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, 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 nice to have.
• Familiarity with mortgage technology or B2B2C SaaS platforms nice to have.
• Background in systems integration, workflow automation, or data processing pipelines nice to have.
• A passion for simplifying complex business processes and making technology more human-friendly nice to have.

What We Offer

• Performance-driven compensation Competitive base salary with bonus or incentive opportunities, depending on role
• Comprehensive, flexible health benefits A range of medical and dental plans to choose from based on your needs, with vision coverage available for you and your family starting on day one.
• Financial wellbeing & long-term support Build long-term financial security with a 401(k) through Vanguard, HSA with employer contributions, FSA’s, Employer Paid STD & LTD plans and access to financial planning resources.
• Time to recharge Generous paid time off, company holidays, sick time, and paid parental leave.
• Support for families Paid parental leave and childcare support, including employer matching for dependent care FSA.
• Holistic wellbeing support Mental health care (6 free virtual or in-person sessions) and wellness programs through Spring Health, EAP access, and additional perks like pet insurance and lifestyle discounts.
• Flexibility in how you work and live Pre-tax Commuter benefit accounts with an employer match, and programs designed to support different working styles and lifestyles.
• Daily perks that make work better Meal and snack offerings in select offices, plus a stipend to support your day-to-day - whether you’re in the office or working remotely.
• An exceptional NYC office experience Work from our World Trade Center headquarters - featuring thoughtfully designed spaces, natural light, and panoramic skyline views. It’s a space built for collaboration, creativity, and bringing bold ideas to life.
• High-impact work at a category-defining moment Help shape the brand of an AI-native company reinventing homeownership from the ground up.

Disclaimer

Better Home & Finance Holding Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment for our employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status, or any other reason protected by law.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Better will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Better is the first AI-native mortgage and home equity finance company, revolutionizing one of the largest financial markets in the world. We make home finance radically more transparent; using AI and proprietary technology to eliminate friction from the mortgage process through our industry-leading AI platform, Tinman®, and the first voice-based AI mortgage assistant, Betsy™. Our mission is simple: make homeownership cheaper, faster and more accessible 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 propriety 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 Homebuyers – 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 - and we’re looking for smart, driven, ambitious innovators who are ready to tackle the most impactful work of their careers.

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Compensation Range: $130K - $150K