Base Salary
$170k - $190k/yr
Responsibilities
- Evolve APIs supporting user flows and improve customer experience.
- Optimize queries and relational database schemas for performance.
- Implement algorithms for monetary transaction evaluation, risk management, income verification, and predictive models.
- Integrate third-party APIs serving millions of customers.
- Build product improvements and internal automations that reduce customer service workload.
- Implement interaction and motion design for user experiences.
- Automate visual testing and visual regression detection.
- Create mobile and web clients for upcoming products.
- Conduct A/B tests and optimize features that improve business results.
- Own features from start to finish across frontend and backend systems.
Requirements
- 6+ years of industry experience as a software engineer.
- Experience developing REST-based services and APIs, primarily using Java.
- Experience building UI/UX for new features end to end with React or React Native.
- Current knowledge of JavaScript language standards, including ES6 and later, with TypeScript experience.
- Experience with SQL databases, including schema construction, migrations, and analytical queries.
- GraphQL experience is a plus.
- Kubernetes, Docker, or another container system experience is a plus.
- Quantitative skills or finance knowledge and experience are a plus.
- Experience leading teams or mentoring junior engineers is a plus.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage multiple projects with minimal supervision.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible PTO policy, 401(k), and paid parental leave.
- Physical and mental wellbeing benefits, including Wellhub access and Headspace virtual therapy and health support.
- Monthly reimbursements for Wi-Fi and cell phone bills.
- Annual Learning & Development reimbursement.
- US remote work is available for candidates in the EST or CT time zones who can work East Coast hours; NYC-based employees are ideally expected in the office 2–3 days per week.
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About Brigit
We help everyday Americans build a brighter financial future. With a business model that is aligned with our customers, we create transparent, fair, and simple financial products that put money back in the hands of our members, help them spend wisely, and avoid unfair fees. We don’t just reduce stress — we promote sustainable financial health. Our team comes from diverse backgrounds, but are united in the fight for our members’ financial security and freedom. With experience at Amazon, Deutsche Bank, Palantir, Two Sigma and more, our experts not only have the tools to solve financial insecurity—they’ve witnessed the problem firsthand. At big banks we’ve seen the injustice of inequality. At leading tech companies we’ve learned to build from the best. Now we’re putting both to use to change lives every day. To learn more about what is happening at Brigit, check out the latest press and news articles including information on awards Brigit has won recently (Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022, Forbes Fintech 50 2022, Business Insider’s Most Promising Consumer Startups 2022, Built In's 2023 - 2025 Best Startups to Work For In New York City, and Built In's 2024 & 2025 Best Startups to Work for in the U.S.): https://www.hellobrigit.com/press. Read Less