Senior Software Engineer, Backend

The Role

We are looking for engineers who are excited to be part of our early story and help us build a diverse and vibrant company. As a senior software engineer you will have the opportunity to work across the entire stack with a focus on the back-end. You will have the opportunity to learn and drive the creation of financial products and experiences to help our customers reach their full potential. You should have a strong sense of ownership and enjoy taking projects from inception to release. As an early employee, you’ll be working with a nimble team of committed and talented engineers and having a large, long-term impact on technical design and engineering culture.

We are open to candidates from Canada, the United States, and Colombia.

What You’ll Do

• Ownership over large domains and features related to card processing/issuing, and core ledgering of financial transactions
• Play a critical role in the development, design, and maintenance of Flex's platform and services.
• Architect well thought-out services and data models that ensure Flex's continued growth
• Own problems end-to-end, thinking through everything from api contracts, data, scalability, security, observability, and metrics.
• Lead by example and mentor engineers in all aspects of planning, development and testing.
• Be a catalyst for driving best-in-class technology frameworks and tooling while staying engaged with the latest technology trends.
• Be on call, with the expectation to ability to solve problems and find solutions for the servicing team

What You Need

• Proficiency in NodeJS+Typescript and server design principles.
• An understanding and interest in architectural patterns for highly available, scalable, low-latency, asynchronous systems
• Ability to hold yourself and the team to high standards.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide in-depth evaluation of multiple technical directions and determine tradeoffs of each.
• Strong propensity to make data-driven decisions on technical architecture and project prioritization.
• Exposure to modular monoliths and micro-services along with the benefits and challenges they bring.
• Experience with any cloud based provider like Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure.
• Four or more years of relevant industry experience with a track record of shipping high-quality products and features at scale.
• A strong work ethic and are ready to grind
• Have built and shipped a working project or product, ideally something complex