Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join Flex, a NYC-based FinTech company revolutionizing rent payments, as an Engineer. You'll play a key role in developing and scaling our platform and app, driving our next phase of rapid growth. This position involves creating exceptional user and partner experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and utilizing data to optimize performance. We're seeking a highly skilled engineer with extensive experience in Java, React, and related technologies. The role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven company.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• 3+ years of user growth domain experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Java
• 3+ years of experience with React or React Native
• 3+ years of experience with TypeScript
• Having experience building high-quality mobile and web UIs to specifications is a must to have
• 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

• Focus on creating exceptional user and partner experiences that drive engagement and retention
• Partner closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists, data analysts to identify and solve critical user onboarding challenges
• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust APIs, services and data pipelines that enhance user onboarding and overall platform experience
• Implement changes through an agile methodology, prioritizing rapid iteration and continuous improvement
• Utilize data and analytics to measure the impact of your work and identify opportunities for optimization

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