Software Engineer

OpenFin is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Workspace team. The role involves designing and building APIs and related functionality for complex and mission-critical applications in the finance industry. The ideal candidate should have experience in full stack development, a passion for innovation, and a willingness to learn new technologies. They should also have a quality-first mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to quickly comprehend and solve unique problems. The role offers the opportunity to work in an informal, collaborative, and fun environment with a team of exceptional engineers.

Design and build APIs and related functionality that power some of the most complex and mission critical applications at the world's largest financial institutions

Apply the knowledge, rigor and patterns typically used to create backend server or full stack architectures to instead solve complex front end challenges on the desktop

Quickly get up to speed with technologies and products of interest to OpenFin and our customers. Many of the problems we solve are unique and require creative solutions

Make impactful and insightful contributions to code reviews and design discussions

Identify challenges to adoption of APIs (developer ergonomics, failure states, future unplanned use cases) and suggest solutions to these, whether through code, API design, or documentation

Recommend improvements to the software designs and code to peers and customers

In partnership with the design team and other engineers, leverage your knowledge of commonly used user interfaces (i.e. the Windows Operating System, browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and other specialty browsers, modern desktop apps like Slack and VS Code) to identify edge cases or usability concerns

Where necessary, create spikes or proof of concept code to address technical unknowns, and where applicable promote these into production quality code

Write reusable code - DRY concept

Contribute to growing our team and our culture

• 3+ years of experience building complex consumer grade web applications and a good understanding of software design patterns
• Strong command on using JavaScript or TypeScript and/or Electron required
• Experience with a wide range of other technologies and frameworks such as .NET, Java, Python, Go, React, NextJS, Mocha, C++, etc. is preferred
• Grasp of how to understand business requirements and the way they translate to technical requirements
• Ability to foster a collaborative and supportive environment working within engineering, product and customer solutions teams and be comfortable communicating with clients on occasion
• Ability to be adaptable and nimble to meet the needs of various stakeholders and shift tasks as necessary
• Excellent analytical thinking, oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence peers

Benefits:

20 days of paid time off, in addition to 12 paid holidays each calendar year

40 hours of sick time each calendar year

Competitive medical/dental & vision plans, offering up to 90% coverage

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Parental Leave

Short and Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401k Account

Stock Options

Additional Perks:

Free membership to One Medical, providing same-day or next-day medical appointments

One year membership to Talkspace, providing mental health therapy 24/7

Commuter benefits - Contribute pre-taxed dollars towards commuting expenses (NYC employees only)

One year membership to Citibike, allowing unlimited 45-minute bike rides for a full year (NYC employees only)

Employee Resource Groups for support and connection

Please note that the salary range and contact information provided in the job description are not considered benefits or perks.