Senior Software Engineer

EarnIn; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 199,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company in Vancouver is seeking a backend software engineer to join its Live Pay team. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience and be proficient in JVM programming languages and AWS. Responsibilities include designing new features, creating test automations, and mentoring junior engineers. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary range of CAD 199,000 to CAD 244,000, along with excellent benefits and equity opportunities.

Benefits

Healthcare

Internet/cell phone reimbursement

Learning and development stipend

Opportunities to travel

Qualifications

• 4+ years of development experience in Software Engineering.
• Proficient in at least one JVM programming language such as Java, Kotlin, or Scala.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and implementation of new features.
• Create and maintain test automation.
• Collaborate and mentor other engineers.

Skills

JVM programming languages

AWS

Event-driven architecture

Collaboration and mentoring

SQL databases

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in computer science or related field

Tools

Spring Framework

PostgreSQL

Kafka

AWS Kinesis

Job description

As one of the first pioneers of earned wage access, our passion at EarnIn is building products that deliver real‑time financial flexibility for those with the unique needs of living paycheck to paycheck. Our community members access their earnings as they earn them, with options to spend, save, and grow their money without mandatory fees, interest rates, or credit checks.

We’re fortunate to have an incredibly experienced leadership team, combined with world‑class funding partners like A16Z, Matrix Partners, DST, Ribbit Capital, and a very healthy core business with a tremendous runway. We’re growing fast and are excited to continue bringing world‑class talent onboard to help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and resourceful backend software engineer to join our Live Pay team. In our team, you’ll work cross‑functionally with various teams and contribute to the design and development of key platform services. This person will need to be strong in JVM programming languages and event‑driven architecture, in addition to AWS.

This position will require a hybrid work arrangement from our Vancouver office, with 2 days a week in the office. EarnIn provides excellent benefits for our employees, including healthcare, internet/cell phone reimbursement, a learning and development stipend, and potential opportunities to travel to our Mountain View HQ. The Canada‑based salary range for this role is $199,000 to $244,000, plus equity and benefits.

What You’ll Do

• Drive the design and implementation of new features, break down complex problems into their bare essentials, translate this complexity into elegant design, and create high‑quality, maintainable code
• Make a meaningful impact on the lives of our community members
• Create and maintain test automation to enable continuous integration and development velocity
• Design and deliver robust microservices integrations via REST/gRPC APIs and via messaging patterns (events/queues)
• Collaborate and mentor other engineers while providing thoughtful guidance using code, design, and architecture reviews
• Work cross‑functionally with other team, including data science, design, product, marketing, and analytics
• Debug production issues across our services infrastructure and multiple levels of our stack
• Work with distributed systems and services and care passionately about producing high‑quality code

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of development experience in Software Engineering
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proficient in at least one JVM programming language, such as Java, Kotlin, or Scala.
• Experience with at least one major framework like Spring, Spring Boot
• Hands‑on experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle; experience with NoSQL databases is a plus
• Hands‑on experience working in cloud environments: AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Hands‑on experience with streaming and messaging technologies such as Kafka, AWS SNS/SQS, and AWS Kinesis.
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery tools.
• Experienced in developing and executing functional and integration tests.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Kubernetes and microservice architecture is a strong plus.

EEO Statement

At EarnIn, we believe that the best way to build a financial system that works for everyday people is by hiring a team that represents our diverse community. Our team is diverse not only in background and experience but also in perspective. We celebrate our diversity and strive to create a culture of belonging. EarnIn does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. EarnIn is an E‑Verify participant.

EarnIn does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third‑party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or HR team.