Software Engineer II, Core Platform

Summary

Join Flex, a growing FinTech company in NYC, revolutionizing rent payments. We're seeking a Backend Engineer to join our core platform team. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining core services like Identity, Auth, Payment, and Financial systems. You'll scale our platform, improve daily operations, and collaborate with a remote-first team. We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive, inclusive work environment. The ideal candidate possesses 2+ years of software development experience and expertise in various technologies. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven company.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in software development or a related field
• Deep experience with Java, Python, Golang, TypeScript/Node.js, Java
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, such as MySQL/PostgreSQL/DynamoDB
• Experience in designing and developing the fault-tolerant and scalable distributed systems
• Experience with AWS cloud services: ESC/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, VPN, RDS etc
• Infrastructure as code(AWS CLI, AWS CDK/Terraform)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience
• Follow engineering best practices as well as propose new ones

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain our core service, such as Identity, Auth, Payment, Financial, Risk etc
• Scale out core platform to support business growth while maintaining performance and reliability
• Continuously improving our daily operations with automation, tooling, design evolution, observability etc

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) + company equity
• Unlimited paid time off with a PTO minimum + 13 company paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Flex Cares Program: Non-profit company match + pet adoption coverage
• Free Flex subscription
• Competitive Pay
• Company Equity
• Unlimited PTO