Software Engineer - Product

Slope; United States; Remote; USD 149,600 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company is seeking a Backend or Full-Stack Engineer to contribute to developing products that enhance user experiences. Candidates should have 2-5 years of relevant experience, be product-minded, and capable of empathizing with users. The role emphasizes teamwork in an autonomous setting and collaboration with design and product teams. Competitive salary ranges from $149,600 to $176,000, reflecting market standards and internal equity.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of backend or full-stack development experience.
• Passion for product-minded development and shipping new products.
• Ability to empathize with users and build lovable products.

Responsibilities

• Own product and seek responsibility on projects.
• Work in an autonomous team environment.
• Collaborate with designers and product leaders to enhance experiences.

Skills

Backend development

Full-stack development

Haskell

React

TypeScript

Redux

Job description

Since the dawn of aviation, pilots have faced the constant challenge of air resistance, much like sailors navigating the friction of water. Amidst this relentless struggle, the trim tab emerges as an ingenious yet understated marvel. Just as the wheel revolutionized transportation by easing movement over land, the trim tab simplifies flight, allowing for smoother navigation through the skies. It embodies the elegance of simplicity in engineering, transforming the demanding task of controlling an aircraft into a more graceful and manageable endeavor.

At Mercury, we are committed to crafting an exceptional banking* experience for startups. Our team is passionately focused on ensuring our product not only meets but anticipates the needs of our customers.

Our product engineering group is growing and we’re looking to hire backend and full-stack engineers. We’re a team of pragmatic, product-minded engineers motivated by the desire to create lovable products that rescue our customers from frustrating, expensive legacy industry tools.

As part of this role, you will:

• Feel a strong sense of product ownership and actively seek responsibility – we often self-organize on small/medium projects, and we want someone excited to help shape and build Mercury’s future.
• Work in an autonomous environment on a close-knit team, with a “startup within a startup” feel.
• Partner closely with designers and product leaders to ship lovable experiences. We want to transcend the status quo for banking and fintech software, and many of our customers are startups and appreciate our slick, magical designs.
• Join a small but mighty team of experienced product engineers within one of our Mercury product groups (Banking, Everyday Experiences, Expansion, Risk).

The ideal candidate for the role:

• Has 2-5 years of backend or full-stack development experience, with knowledge of or excitement to learn Haskell, React, TypeScript, and Redux.
• Is passionately product-minded and has experience building and shipping new products.
• Empathizes with users and can channel their perspective to build lovable products.
• Can balance tradeoffs and find creative solutions to accomplish goals.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with peers and cross-functional counterparts.

If this role interests you, we invite you to explore our public demo at demo.mercury.com.

The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options), and benefits. Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry. New hire offers are made based on a candidate’s experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.

Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:

• US employees (any location): $149,600 - $176,000
• Canadian employees (any location): CAD 136,100 - 160,200

*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC.

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