Senior Underwriter

Senior Underwriter

Better is reimagining home finance and making it faster, cheaper, and easier for everyone to become a homeowner. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the home buying journey more approachable and understandable and home finance more affordable and accessible. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better :

• We've funded over $100 billion in loans for our customers, more than any other fintech
• Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lender for First Time Homebuyers of January 2025 : Best lender for quick approval
• Yahoo! Finance - Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025 : Best online mortgage lender
• Fintech Breakthrough Award : Best Lending Innovation Award
• Money Magazine - 8 Best Mortgage Lenders of 2025 : Best for fast closing
• We are Forbes' Best Online Mortgage Lender for 2023
• We have raised over $1.2 billion in equity capital to transform the mortgage industry, the largest financial asset class in the world

We are a place where smart, hungry, ambitious people who want to recognize their full potential thrive.

A Better Opportunity

Better is looking for a Senior Mortgage Underwriter with strong government loan experience to join our expanding team! In this role, you'll use established underwriting guidelines to assess borrower financials and credit information alongside property valuations to guide lending decisions. As a Senior Underwriter, your responsibility will be to make informed, yet bold risk decisions based on your expertise and experience. You'll collaborate closely with the production team throughout the loan process to ensure seamless and timely closings. This position offers a unique opportunity to take on various roles, from reimagining the complex mortgage process, analyzing data for maximum impact, to working with skilled engineers and industry experts to tackle technical and operational challenges.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Company Benefits

We are thrilled to offer all our full-time employees the following benefit offerings :

In Office Perks include :

The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role's scope and complexity, and the candidate's experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided.

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.