Enova International is hiring a

Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience (Hybrid)

Chicago, United States

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas or take over sponsorship at this time.

About the Role:

As a Senior Developer Experience Engineer, you’ll be essential to creating a productive, seamless development environment. In this role, you’ll support developers by optimizing workflows, maintaining and improving key libraries, and managing environments for efficient testing and development. You’ll ensure that our user acceptance testing (UAT) and development environments are resilient, secure, and designed to meet the needs of a diverse engineering team.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Work in a team environment to design, build, and maintain developer workflows that streamline coding, testing, and debugging across multiple languages and frameworks.
  • Support essential libraries, ensuring they are efficient, up-to-date, and accessible for all teams.
  • Manage containerized environments and Kubernetes clusters, focusing on reliability, scalability, and secure access for development and testing needs.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to understand needs, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements to reduce developer friction.
  • Contribute to knowledge sharing by creating documentation and resources that empower developers to use tools and environments effectively.
  • Keep up with industry advancements to continuously optimize and enhance the developer experience, driving automation and efficiency wherever possible.
  • Lead or participate in projects aimed at improving developer productivity, whether independently or as part of a team, and ensure their success through thoughtful planning and execution.

 We’re excited about you if you have:

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience in any programming language.
  • Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives in developer tooling and environment management
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
  • Proficiency in supporting and maintaining libraries across multiple languages
  • Ability to manage and scale complex development and testing environments
  • Experience in optimizing developer workflows across multiple languages and frameworks
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Nice-to-Have:

  • Prior experience in a Developer Experience (DevEx) team.
  • Experience with Go, Ruby, or Javascript/Typescript.
  • Expertise in test-driven development practices and supporting frameworks.
  • Amazon Web Services or other cloud infrastructure expertise
  • Infrastructure as Code experience in Terraform or similar

Benefits & Perks:

  • Hybrid roles entail working in-office from Tuesday to Thursday, with the choice to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance including mental health benefits
  • 401(k) matching plus a roth option (U.S. Based employees only)
  • PTO & paid holidays off
  • Sabbatical program (for eligible roles)
  • Summer hours (for eligible roles)
  • Paid parental leave
  • DEI groups (B.L.A.C.K. @ Enova, HOLA @ Enova, Women @ Enova, Pride @ Enova, South Asians @ Enova, APEX @ Enova, and Parents @ Enova)
  • Employee recognition and rewards program
  • Charitable matching and a paid volunteer day…Plus so much more!

About Enova

Enova International is a leading financial technology company that provides online financial services through our AI and machine learning-powered Colossus™platform. We serve non-prime consumers and businesses alike, while offering world-class technology and services to traditional banks—in order to create accessible credit for millions. 

Being a values-driven organization is at the core of Enova’s success. We live our values by listening to our customers, challenging assumptions, thinking big, setting high expectations, and hiring and developing the best. Through our values and our commitment to making Enova an awesome place to work, we maintain an environment of inclusion and culture where our employees can thrive. You can learn more about Enova’s values and culture here

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons and not discriminate in employment decisions by placing the most qualified person in each job, without regard to any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. California Applicants: Click here to review our California Privacy Policy for Job Applicants.

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