Staff Software Engineer (Backend)
About The Position
As a Staff Backend Software Engineer on our Consumer Verticals Card Team, you will be working to provide our builders with an equitable credit card experience, one that caters to their specific needs and will continue to grow with them on their credit-building journey. Most of your time will be spent on writing clean and effective code which you will manage from inception through deployment. You will collaborate directly with our Lead Engineers, Architecture, and Product Manager and work alongside our amazing team of Professional Engineers. Teams that make a difference; individuals that matter: At Self Financial, we love to put challenges into the hands of talented individuals to solve. Our teams are composed of skilled software engineers who participate in all areas of our creation process including systems design, solution architecture, planning, and execution. At Self, we welcome and celebrate team members who show initiative, creativity, and drive and encourage individuals to make a direct impact on our mission.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- Solid understanding and application of computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
- Fluency with the development of Python/Flask/FastAPI code in a production environment
- Extensive experience building and consuming REST APIs to work with other services
- Proficiency with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL
- Experience in the container space such as Docker
- Experience with common software engineering tools such as Git (or other VCS), Jira, Confluence, and similar platforms
- Experience with AWS and other related cloud architectures/services
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
- Experience with GraphQL
Responsibilities
- Develop capabilities that support our credit building products and banking core systems
- Develop services and infrastructure that provide essential functions at a massive scale
- Work closely with Product Managers to build tools and systems required for us to service our financial products to our large customer base
- Report to an Engineering Manager and work with our amazing team of Professional Engineers
Benefits
- Company equity in the form of Stock Options
- Performance-based bonuses
- Generous employer-paid health, vision and dental insurance coverage
- Flexible vacation policy
- Educational assistance
- Free gym membership
- Casual dress code
- Team building events and activities
- Remote work arrangements/ flexible work schedule
- Paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
