Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Flex, a NYC-based FinTech company revolutionizing rent payments, as a Staff Software Engineer on our Risk Platform team. You will spearhead the implementation of platforms and APIs crucial for risk management, mitigating credit and fraud risks. This role involves building decision platforms and machine learning solutions, designing high-scale APIs and distributed systems on AWS using Java and Spring Boot, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in software development, risk engineering, and relevant technologies. Flex offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a dynamic work environment.

Requirements

• Experience working in a risk engineering team and with decision platform architecture or risk/fraud detection systems
• 6+ years of professional experience in Software Development
• 5+ years of Java experience required
• 2+ years of experience in React.js or React Native required
• Experience building high-quality mobile and web UIs to specifications
• Ability to write well-documented and testable TypeScript code
• Proficient in Java frameworks and tools used at Flex, including Spring (core/web/boot), Gradle, JUnit, and JVM (memory/performance tuning, GC)
• Experience with Service-Oriented Architecture, REST APIs, Message Queues, and scalable architectures
• Experience with architectures and tools in React Native and React ecosystems (Hooks, Components, Context, Redux)
• Experience with AWS (EKS, Aurora RDS, Elasticache, DynamoDB) and containerization tools

Responsibilities

• Build decision platform / machine learning solutions to respond to/mitigate business risks in Flex
• Design and develop 24/7 high-scale APIs and distributed systems. The tech stack will be on AWS. Java would be the language for the existing code base. Java Spring Boot will be the framework
• Work closely with product, design, and engineering peers to launch new features across our web and mobile platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in CI/CD systems (preferably GitHub Actions), git, and automation
• Skilled in observability and monitoring tools, such as DataDog, to ensure high availability
• Experienced with big data platforms and tooling, including Snowflake
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, using tools like CDK and Terraform
• Skilled at elevating team standards through best practices, and mentoring junior engineers
• Excellent written and verbal communicator, with experience in cross-functional collaboration

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