Best Egg is hiring a
Software Engineer II Backend

Summary

The job is for a Software Engineer II, Backend role at Best Egg. The role involves working on investor reporting and document management spaces with 80% coding time. The responsibilities include demonstrating an execution-focused mindset, adhering to good engineering practices, communicating effectively, conducting thorough testing, and ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in delivering applications
• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role
• Experience developing and delivering features preferably using Java (Spring Boot) and Python
• Proficiency working with relational Databases
• Extensive experience in RESTful APIs and web services integration
• Familiarity in UI development and design principles
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Experience with AWS (such as S3, Lambda, SQS), CI/CD
• Experience in Python

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate an execution-focused mindset to successfully deliver features
• Take ownership of tasks and proactively identify and escalate any blockers to lead engineers and product owners that may hinder progress
• During team grooming, learn and evolve to provide estimates for work to ensure realistic planning and timely delivery
• Ensure implementation aligns with the project's requirements and accepted design
• Emphasize the importance of clear and concise documentation, including readme files and design documents, as essential components of communication
• Proactively engage in verbal communication, actively listening and asking questions to ensure a thorough understanding of project requirements and expectations
• Leverage communication tools and platforms (Slack, Github, JIRA, and other tools) effectively to facilitate seamless information sharing and collaboration
• Consistently adhere to and promote good engineering practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to code quality, including following coding standards, employing best practices, and writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to foster continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the team
• Implement robust testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration testing, and regression testing, to validate the functionality and reliability of software solutions
• Take responsibility for conducting thorough unit tests, participate in user acceptance testing (UAT), and providing support during production validation testing (PVT)

Benefits

• Pre-tax and post-tax retirement savings plans with a competitive company matching program
• Generous paid time-off plans including vacation, personal/sick time, paid short--term and long-term disability leaves, paid parental leave, and paid company holidays
• Multiple health care plans to choose from, including dental and vision options
• Flexible Spending Plans for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, wellness platforms, employee assistance programs, and Health Advocate programs
• Other great discounted benefits include identity theft protection, pet insurance, fitness center reimbursements, and many more!