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Sr Platform Engineer

Irvine, United States

Position Summary:

Responsible for designing and maintaining the infrastructure that powers our applications and services. The Sr Platform Engineer leads efforts to build scalable, secure, and resilient systems, while streamlining deployment pipelines and improving developer workflows. Work spans cloud architecture, automation, observability, and performance tuning—ensuring our platforms run smoothly and efficiently. Role collaborates across engineering teams to drive best practices, mentor peers, and continuously evolve our platform capabilities to meet growing business demands.

Responsibilities:

Designs and maintains cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) to support mortgage origination, servicing, and loan processing applications.
Develops and optimizes CI/CD pipelines to accelerate delivery of mortgage technology solutions while ensuring compliance with regulatory and security requirements.
Builds and enhances internal platforms and tools that improve developer productivity, system observability, and integration with mortgage industry platforms (e.g., LOS, CRM, compliance systems).
Partners with application developers, SREs, and security teams to deliver highly available, compliant, and resilient mortgage technology solutions.
Leads infrastructure automation initiatives using Terraform, Bicep, or Ansible to ensure scalability and consistency across lending platforms.
Monitors and troubleshoots performance issues in distributed systems supporting loan origination, underwriting, and servicing platforms.
Mentors junior engineers and promotes best practices in platform engineering and DevSecOps within the mortgage IT team.
Evaluates emerging technologies and recommends adoption strategies to strengthen mortgage technology infrastructure and ensure long-term scalability.

Requirements:

Minimum five (5) + years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering.
Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
Strong programming skills in languages like PowerShell, Bicep, Terraform, Python, Go, or Bash.
Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools.
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
Solid understanding of networking, security, and distributed systems.
Proven ability to lead initiatives and drive technical decisions.
Experience in the Mortgage industry preferred/required.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.

Why work for #teamloanDepot:

Work with other passionate, purposeful, and customer-centric team members.
Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture where people from all backgrounds can thrive.
Extensive internal growth and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement.
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision.
Wellness program to support both mental and physical health.
Generous paid time off options to support work-life balance.

About loanDepot:

loanDepot (NYSE: LDI) is a digital commerce company committed to serving its customers throughout the home ownership journey. Since its launch in 2010, loanDepot has revolutionized the mortgage industry with a digital-first approach that makes it easier, faster, and less stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, as the nation's second largest non-bank retail mortgage lender, loanDepot enables customers to achieve the American dream of homeownership through a broad suite of lending and real estate services that simplify one of life's most complex transactions. With headquarters in Southern California and offices nationwide, loanDepot is committed to serving the communities in which its team lives and works through a variety of local, regional, and national philanthropic efforts.

Base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay for this role is between $138,000 and $190,500. Your base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors, including your job-related knowledge/skills, qualifications, experience, and market location.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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