Software Engineer

Position Overview

Flex is a growth-stage, NYC-headquartered FinTech company dedicated to creating the best rent payment experience. We aim to change the current system where paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. Flex enables users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower renters with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense. We are seeking motivated individuals to join our team and help grow our mission.

About the Job

As a Software Engineer at Flex, you will be responsible for implementing the various backend systems that support all business features. You will be part of the backend engineering team, responsible for the services and integrations that power our products, such as Payment, Billing, Identity, and partner integrations. Your role will involve designing, developing, testing, and scaling systems to deliver great user and partner experiences.

You will collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering peers to solve users' most pressing problems around rent payment. You will roll out changes to customers in an agile manner, favoring small, frequent iterations. The ideal candidate will be comfortable leading scoping, design, and implementation for APIs they build, and can drive their production rollouts to completion with minimal oversight.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in software engineering.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience with Java.
• Ability to work on a globally-distributed team with a high degree of ownership.
• Experience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders, successfully aligning and setting expectations on scope and delivery.
• Ability to thrive and grow in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Experience building robust, fault-tolerant systems with multiple external dependencies.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines.
• Proficiency in Java frameworks and tools used at Flex, including Spring (core/web/boot), Gradle, JUnit, and JVM (memory/performance tuning, GC).
• Experience with Service-Oriented Architecture, REST APIs, Message Queues, and scalable architectures.
• Experience with AWS (EKS, Aurora RDS, Elasticache, DynamoDB) and containerization tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in CI/CD systems (preferably GitHub Actions), git, and automation.
• Skilled in observability and monitoring tools, such as DataDog, to ensure high availability.
• Experience with big data platforms and tooling, including Snowflake.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code, using tools like CDK and Terraform.
• Skilled at elevating team standards through best practices and mentoring junior engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communicator, with experience in cross-functional collaboration.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary Compensation: Commensurate with candidate's experience and Flex's internal leveling guidelines and benchmarks.
  • For working locations in NY/NJ/CA: The base salary pay range will be $197,000 - $213,000.
  • For all other states: The base salary pay range will be $177,000 - $192,000.
• Location Type: Remote (#LI-Remote)
• Employment Type: Full-time

Company Information

Flex is a growth-stage, NYC-headquartered FinTech company creating the best rent payment experience. We are empowering renters with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense. After a deliberate stealth period, we have built unprecedented investor support and an enthusiastic user base.

Life at Flex

We believe that a diverse team of highly intelligent, curious, determined, empathetic, and self-aware individuals is crucial for company growth. Our HQ is in New York City, but we have employees across the US, Australia, Canada, and South America. We are growing quickly but deliberately, focusing on building an inclusive culture. We value the incredible perspectives our dynamic team members bring and take pride in fostering an equitable environment.