Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Empleora; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Stock options

Wellness subscription

Home-office stipend

401k

Parental leave

Flexible time off

11 company holidays

Job summary

Branch is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop core backend components in one of our Engineering pods. You will design and optimize scalable services and RESTful APIs with a strong focus on Java and Spring Boot.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years building distributed systems, value code quality, and collaborate across product and support teams to deliver the best experience for users. Remote within the U.S. role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building clean, scalable software.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
• Experience designing and supporting customer-facing RESTful APIs.
• Strong command of Java and Java-based microservices with Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Measure and optimize performance, scalability, and uptime of backend services.
• Promote engineering excellence through design reviews and code reviews.
• Collaborate with product, customer success, and support to improve user experience.
• Deliver cohesive REST APIs and domain-driven service design.
• Contribute to engineering culture and standards across pods.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Unit testing

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git flow

SonarQube

Job description

About us:

Branch is on a mission to empower workers with financial freedom. We do this by helping companies accelerate payments and providing working Americans with accessible, free financial services. We’re committed to building and delivering more inclusive, transparent, and frictionless financial products.

Our goal of empowerment extends to our own employees, too. Have a great idea? Share it today and it might just get implemented tomorrow. As a member of our team, your voice and creativity matter—and they can directly impact our products, company, and culture.

We not only focus on attracting great talent from across the country, but also on building teams that help that talent thrive. That means valuing a diversity of opinions and working styles, while creating a shared belief in innovation, initiative, and winning together.

Come join our team as we develop new ways to improve the lives of working Americans.

About the role:

In this Senior Software Engineer role at Branch, you will be responsible for developing core components on one of our Engineering pods. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Java and microservices, with a focus on designing and optimizing scalable backend services and RESTful APIs. This position requires a soli d foundation in computer science and a passion for upholding high engineering standards through code reviews and collaborative teamwork.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Measure and optimize the performance, scalability, and uptime of backend services
• Demonstrate and promote a culture of engineering excellence
• Conduct design and code reviews and push the bar for engineering rigor and standards
• Collaborate with product management, customer success, and customer support to deliver the best experience for our users
• Focus on consistent, cohesive REST APIs and domain driven service design to facilitate and orchestrate service contracts

Qualifications:

• Attention to detail and passion for doing great work
• 5+ years of experience in building clean, well architected, distributed, and scalable software
• Strong computer science fundamentals, with deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Strong command of Java and Java based microservices with Spring Boot
• Experience designing and supporting customer facing RESTful APIs
• Design and implementation of relational database schemas running on PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or equivalent
• Fluent with unit / integration testing concepts and tools including JUnit / Mockito, or equivalent
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, git-flow, SonarQube for CICD a plus
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent program

Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $160-170k.

The salary range displayed reflects an average base salary range for the position across all the U.S. The base salary offered to an applicant could be higher or lower based on each applicant's specific skill set, depth of experience, relevant education or training, etc.

Location:

This position is classified as REMOTEwithin the United States of America.

We are unable to hire candidates located outside of the domestic U.S.

Benefits:

• Market-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Stock options
• Free Premium-Tier Origin Financial Wellness subscription
• Monthly home-office stipend
• 401k (TransAmerica)
• 12-weeks paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Flexible time off + sick and safe time
• 11 paid company holidays

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