Software Engineer II, Backend, Consumer Api

Summary

Join Flex, a NYC-based FinTech company revolutionizing rent payments, as a Software Engineer. You will be part of the orchestration team, building and scaling APIs used by our mobile and web apps. This role involves designing, developing, testing, and deploying APIs to enhance user experience in rent payment processing. You will collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams, implementing changes in an agile manner. A minimum of 3 years of Java experience is required. Flex offers a remote-friendly work environment and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience with Java
• Strong computer science fundamentals
• Ability to build high quality APIs to specifications
• Experience with the Java frameworks and tools we use at Flex such as Spring (core/web/boot), Gradle and JUnit
• Experience implementing and operating services in distributed services environment at scale
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as DataDog for maintaining high availability
• Ability to write high quality code that is testable, maintainable, scalable and secure
• Good understanding of REST and mobile API best practices
• Great communication skills and ability to work with a distributed team

Responsibilities

• Implement the service APIs used by our mobile and web apps
• Design, develop, test, and scale APIs to deliver great user experiences
• Work closely with product, design and engineering peers to solve users' problems around rent payment
• Roll out changes to customers in an agile manner with small, frequent iterations
• Lead scoping, design and implementation for APIs
• Drive production rollouts to completion with minimum oversight

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working on cross functional teams
• Proficient with Java and Spring
• AWS
• Containers
• Kubernetes
• MySql
• Experience with CI/CD to improve code stability and code quality
• Experience with IDE’s such as VSCode and IntelliJ
• Familiar with the Java ecosystem

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