Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) is the nation's number one distributed retail mortgage lender with over 9,000 employees. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer I to lead complex projects, mentor junior engineers, and drive technical direction across multiple teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of complex features and services across multiple applications. May lead cross-team initiatives and deliver scalable, reusable technical solutions
- Provide architectural input and help define long-term technical direction for projects
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on design, implementation, and career growth
- Perform thorough code reviews and uphold high standards for quality and maintainability
- Collaborate across engineering, product, and design teams to align on scope, feasibility, and delivery
- Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and long-term scalability concerns
- Drive adoption of engineering best practices within and across teams
- Build reusable services, libraries, and components that increase team efficiency
- Identify performance bottlenecks and implement scalable, resilient solutions
- Support CI/CD improvements, automated testing, and monitoring practices
- Write and maintain technical documentation for long-term support and onboarding
- Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and risk mitigation efforts
- Manage technical roadmaps and proactively address technical debt
- Collaborate on team processes that improve CI/CD, testing, and code quality
- Guide performance optimization and high availability design for critical services
- Act as a contributor in discovery, estimation, and delivery of large projects
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and productive engineering culture
Skills
- Bachelor's in computer science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 6–10 years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience mentoring developers and guiding technical discussions
- Experience designing and implementing scalable architectures and reusable components
- Proven expertise in at least two major areas of CCM's tech stack (e.g., full-stack JS/.NET, cloud infrastructure, SQL/NoSQL databases)
- Excellent debugging, system design, and performance tuning skills
- Expertise in system architecture, backend services, and scalable APIs
- Skill in managing ambiguity, driving alignment, and delivering consistently
- Familiarity with Agile development, DevOps practices, and secure coding standards
- Knowledge of mentoring methods and practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Competitive compensation plan
- Medical, dental, vision
- 401K
- Company-provided short-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Wellness program
Company Overview
Back in 2003, our founder and CEO, Ron Leonhardt, started CrossCountry Mortgage with one goal: become a nationwide mortgage lender that helps people with clear and fast home loans. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is http://CrossCountryMortgage.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 16 in 2025, 16 in 2024, 9 in 2023, 17 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.