Lead Software Engineer

About the Company:

Ouro is a global, vertically-integrated financial services and technology company dedicated to the delivery of innovative financial empowerment solutions to consumers worldwide. Ouro’s financial products and services span prepaid, debit, cross-border payments, and loyalty solutions for consumers and enterprise partners.
Ouro's flagship product Netspend provides prepaid and debit account solutions that connect customers with secure, convenient access to global payment networks so they can manage their money and make everyday purchases. With a nationwide U.S. retail network, customers can purchase and reload Netspend products at 130,000 reload points and over 100,000 distributing locations.
Since Ouro's founding in 1999 by industry pioneers, Ouro products have processed billions of dollars in transaction volume and served millions of customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with employees worldwide.

Ouro Global, Inc. is filing an application concerning the employment of an alien worker for the following permanent position with the Department of Labor. This notice of filing will be posted for 10 consecutive business days, ending between 30 and 180 days before filing the permanent labor certification application.

• POSITION WITH: Ouro Global, Inc.

• TITLE: Lead Software Engineer

• LOCATION: Austin, TX

DUTIES:

● Design, develop, and maintain responsive, high-performance web applications using React.js, Next.js, and

modern JavaScript/TypeScript standards

● Define technical direction and architectural decisions to ensure scalable, maintainable solutions

● Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—UI/UX designers, backend developers, and product

managers—to deliver and enhance robust web features

● Mentor and guide developers on best practices, design patterns, and coding standards to promote team growth

and code consistency

● Conduct thorough code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and uphold quality standards across the

codebase

● Debug complex technical issues and lead the team in identifying and implementing effective solutions

● Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code and comprehensive unit/integration tests using tools like Jest

and React Testing Library

● Work with RESTful APIs to retrieve and manipulate backend data, ensuring seamless front-end integration

● Monitor and optimize application performance, scalability, and responsiveness across devices and browsers

● Stay up to date with emerging technologies and best practices, and actively contribute to continuous

improvement initiatives

● Ensure adherence to web security best practices to protect against common vulnerabilities

● Assist in documenting technical specifications, architecture decisions, and front-end components

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor degree in Information Technology, or a related field plus eight (8) years of relevant

experience.

i. Proficiency in front-end technologies, particularly React.js, with working knowledge of Next.js, JavaScript

(ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3

ii. Familiarity with component libraries such as Material UI and Tailwind CSS, and principles of

responsive/adaptive design

iii. Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling

iv. Proficiency with version control systems such as Git (GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket)

v. Working knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, or GCP

vi. Experience with relational and non-relational databases

vii. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, including infrastructure-as-code tools