Software Engineer - Platform Foundation (United States)

Blend Labs Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 122,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and innovation! As part of the Platform Foundation Team, you will design and build distributed systems that enhance user experiences across a cutting-edge cloud banking platform. Your role will involve collaborating with feature teams to ensure the platform meets their needs while establishing best practices for long-term scalability. With a focus on impactful solutions, you'll help shape the future of financial accessibility. Enjoy a supportive environment with generous benefits, including meaningful equity, wellness programs, and a flexible vacation policy.

Benefits

Meaningful equity

401(k) plan

Wellness benefits

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Generous vacation policy

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a backend software developer.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and build distributed systems for scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with teams to understand platform needs.

Skills

Backend Software Development

Distributed Systems Design

Software Architecture

Collaboration Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Job description

Blend is a diverse team of problem solvers who believe that the world’s financial resources should be more accessible. Our cloud banking platform is used by Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and over 330 other financial services firms to acquire more customers, increase productivity, and deliver end-to-end digital experiences. Our software enables our customers to process an average of more than $5 billion in loans per day, making it possible for consumers to reach their financial goals faster and lead better lives. Come do work that matters.

The Platform Foundation Team is one of the core platform teams that provide foundational components for the entirety of Blend engineering. We build the core pieces of functionality that power experiences across all of our product lines.

The Platform Foundation Team provides frameworks that other engineering teams can utilize to build business solutions. This includes diverse offerings like the public api/webhook, email/sms, events, search, payment and other common services. We are evangelists for bringing cutting-edge technology into Blend to solve business problems in new and inventive ways. Our goal is to build a solid foundation for Blend to create a scalable and resilient ecosystem.

The challenges we face are both highly technical and highly impactful, providing a lever for all of engineering to deliver value to our customers faster and better! We are looking for engineers who are passionate about distributed systems design, software architecture, scalability, and building intuitive products for their users. We are looking for a strong collaborator who is willing to work with feature development teams to understand their needs from the platform, to design solutions that fulfill their immediate needs but that also establish good patterns for the long-term scalability and maintainability of our products.

How you'll contribute:

• Design and build distributed systems for long-term scalability and maintainability
• Collaborate with feature development teams to understand their needs from the platform
• Build tools to enable developer productivity
• Monitor production systems for issues

Who you are:

• Minimal 3 years of working experience as backend software developer
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent education background
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with other teams
• Ability and willingness to help others succeed and be productive

Benefits and Perks:

• Meaningful equity and a 401(k) plan
• Wellness benefits covering a variety of wellness activities, gym memberships, fitness classes and more
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Generous vacation policy

For full time hires, the hiring base pay range for this position is between $122,000 and $144,000. Beyond base pay, Blend benefits and perks are described below.

Final base pay offer amounts will vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to function, level, geographic location, job related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay will be adjusted for part-time roles to reflect scheduled hours.

Blend is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, inclusion and belonging. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Benefits and Perks:

• Meaningful equity
• 401(k) plan with employer matching contribution
• 8 weeks of paid parental, medical and pregnancy leaves
• Generous vacation policy
• Wellness benefits covering a variety of wellness activities, gym memberships, fitness classes and more