Method Financial is hiring Senior Software Engineer

TechTwitter.io; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Method is building the future of consumer finance with real-time, permissioned data access and scalable APIs. As a member of the engineering team, you’ll own projects end-to-end, making decisions with technical and business impact.

You will build and scale core APIs with Node.js and React interfaces, collaborating across teams to deliver reliable platform experiences for millions of users and renowned financial institutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience, ideally full-stack.
• Expert knowledge in JS, Python, Java, or equivalent languages.
• Experience building scalable production-grade applications.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and plan in bite-sized tasks.
• Balance fast delivery with reliability and correctness.
• Strong curiosity about new technologies and FinTech trends.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale core API to handle millions of requests per day.
• Develop front-end with React and back-end with Node.js.
• Investigate and debug issues using monitoring and logging tools; create action items.
• Participate in code reviews and interview new team members.
• Collaborate across teams to define the roadmap by understanding customer needs.

Skills

Full-stack development

JavaScript

Python

Java

Scalable systems

Tools

AWS

Cloudflare

CI/CD tools

Monitoring/logging tools

Job description

Meet Method We built Method to propel the next decade of consumer finance. Method’s APIs are redefining financial connectivity with real-time read-write access to consumer liability accounts and bringing consumer finance one step closer to being autonomous. We are built on the tenets of consumer permissioned data access to enable financial institutions to deliver the most competitive products and seamless experiences to the consumer. We have helped 4+ million users connect 30+ million liability accounts, credential‑less, save millions in interest and fees and get access to billions of dollars in personalized loans. We have partnered with 60+ financial institutions - including Robinhood, Bilt Rewards, SoFi, PenFed, Figure, Happy Money and Aven - to deliver frictionless, personalized and engaging user experiences. We’re a team of 40+ people spread across offices in Austin, Washington D.C., and New York City! We’re excited to continue the momentum working alongside our investors and advisors from Andreessen Horowitz, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Avra, and Ardent. To learn more about us, check out our blog!

The impact As a member of the engineering team, you will own projects from end-to-end, making decisions on technical and business implications.

What you'll do

• Build and create with JavaScript across the platform. Build a reliable backend in Node and delightful user experiences in React.
• Build and scale our core API to handle millions of requests per day
• Investigate and debug any issues using our monitoring & logging tools as well as create clear action items to resolve them.
• Help maintain our high technical bar by participating in code reviews and interviewing new team members.
• Collaborate with the rest of the team to define the roadmap by thoroughly understanding customers’ needs.

Who you are

• 5+ years of full‑time software engineering experience, ideally full‑stack
• Expert knowledge in JS, Python, Java or equivalent languages
• Experience building scalable production‑level applications. (A history of excellent projects is required)
• You can clearly communicate the concepts or ideas behind your solutions, and cut big solutions into smaller bite‑sized tasks
• You can tow the line between moving fast and breaking things and moving slowly to get things right the first time.
• Natural curiosity to stay up to date with new technologies and emerging Fintech trends

Extra awesome

• Experience in Finance / FinTech
• Experience building data pipelines
• Knowledge of payment rails such as ACH, RTP, etc.
• DevOps experience with AWS, Cloudflare, and CI/CD tools --

The annual US base salary range for this role is: $185,000-$225,000.