Staff Software Engineer, Risk Engineering

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary:
  • For working locations in NY/NJ/CA: $221,000-$237,000
  • For all other states: $199,000-$213,000 Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company creating the best rent payment experience. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Risk Platform team, spearheading the implementation of platforms and APIs crucial for supporting business features within the risk management domain. The Risk Platform team mitigates credit and fraud risk, enhancing app accessibility while safeguarding against misuse.

Key Projects/Systems

• Core decision platform (business rule management, analytics, process management, ML/AI)
• Event data stream ingestion for near real-time fraud rules setup
• Advanced A/B testing and experimentation capabilities

Responsibilities

• Build decision platform / machine learning solutions to respond to/mitigate business risks.
• Design and develop 24/7 high-scale APIs and distributed systems on AWS using Java and Spring Boot.
• Work closely with product, design, and engineering peers to launch new features across web and mobile platforms.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience with Java.
• 4+ years of experience with React or React Native.
• 4+ years of experience with TypeScript.
• Proven experience building high-quality mobile and web UIs.
• Proficient in Java frameworks and tools: Spring (core/web/boot), Gradle, JUnit, and JVM tuning.
• Experience with Service-Oriented Architecture, REST APIs, Message Queues, and scalable architectures.
• Experience with React Native and React ecosystems (Hooks, Components, Context, Redux).
• Experience with AWS (EKS, Aurora RDS, Elasticache, DynamoDB) and containerization tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a risk engineering team and with decision platform architecture or risk/fraud detection systems.
• Proficient in CI/CD systems (preferably GitHub Actions), git, and automation.
• Skilled in observability and monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog).
• Experienced with big data platforms and tooling (e.g., Snowflake).
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., CDK, Terraform).
• Ability to elevate team standards through best practices and mentoring junior engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in cross-functional collaboration.

Company Information

Flex is a FinTech company focused on revolutionizing rent payments by providing flexibility and better budgeting options for renters. Our mission is to empower renters with more control over their finances.

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Life at Flex

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