[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, FinPlatform Backend

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company focused on creating a better rent payment experience. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their core platform team, where the role involves setting technical direction, shaping backend architecture, and mentoring other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain our Finance service and internal tooling, including financial reporting, reconciliation/audit process
• Design and develop new APIs and functionalities to support large money movements across our banking partners via different payment rails, such ACH
• Scale out core platform to support business growth while maintaining performance and reliability
• Continuously improving our daily operations with automation, tooling, design evolution, observability etc
• Work closely with product, analytics, finance and engineering peers to launch new financial features into our platform

Skills

• 6+ years of experience in software development or a related field
• Experience in technical leadership, guiding engineering teams through complex projects
• Experience with Java, Python, Golang, or TypeScript/Node.js
• Strong experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, such as MySQL/PostgreSQL/DynamoDB
• Experience in designing and developing the fault-tolerant and scalable distributed systems
• Experience with AWS cloud services: ESC/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, VPN, RDS etc
• Infrastructure as code(AWS CLI, AWS CDK/Terraform)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience
• Follow engineering best practices as well as propose new ones
• Experience with finance reporting and reconciliation
• Deep experience with writing complex query and data mining

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision
• Company equity
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Unlimited paid time off + 13 company paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Free Flex subscription
• Competitive compensation + company equity
• Unlimited PTO

Company Overview

Flex enables people to pay rent bills on a schedule that fits their personal finances. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://getflex.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Flex has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025, 1 in 2024. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.