Senior Software Engineer @ Method Financial | $195k - $230k + Equity

blazetalent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 195,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

blazetalent is seeking a senior software engineer to drive end-to-end initiatives in a consumer fintech environment. You will own projects from ideation to deployment, building with JavaScript across the platform, a Node backend, and React front-end, while scaling our core API to handle millions of requests daily.

You should have 5+ years of full-time software experience, strong JS/Python/Java skills, and a proven track record of shipping production-grade apps.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience.
• Expert knowledge in JavaScript, Python, Java or equivalent languages.
• Experience building scalable production-level applications.
• Clear communication and ability to break complex ideas into manageable tasks.

Responsibilities

• 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 issues using monitoring and logging tools, and create action items to resolve them.
• Contribute to code reviews and participate in interviewing new team members.
• Collaborate with the team to define the roadmap by understanding customers’ needs.

Skills

JavaScript

Python

Java

Full-stack

Job description

You will be propelling the next decade of consumer finance. Our 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.

The impact

As a member of the engineering team, you will own projects from end-to-end, making decisions on technical and business implications. You will have autonomy over your projects with support from the team when you need it.

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

Annual US base salary range: $195,000-$230,000 per year