The Senior Software Engineer will develop commercial software, collaborate with teams, write code in Golang and React, and participate in a dynamic learning environment.
As a Senior Software Engineer at Facet, you will work with our Engineering & Product teams, playing a critical role in developing world class commercial software used by our lead planners & clients. Our goals are focused on developing a product to improve the financial lives of millions.
A successful candidate would be proficient in modern front and back end tools and development methodologies. As well as being interested in learning new languages, technology stacks, tackling large and complex problems, and the ability to work both independently and in a peer programming environment.
Tremendous growth potential exists at Facet - your growth opportunities are virtually unlimited. We are truly passionate about helping realize our team members’ potential through active mentorship. We value drive, ownership, and commitment as we grow our company.
Day-To-Day Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Product and Planners to define solutions to problems
- Design, develop, and test code written in Golang and React and deployed to AWS
- Estimate tickets in a ScrumBan process
- Commit code constantly to Git/Bitbucket in a mainline development environment
- Write all the tests. Frustrated about never having time for tests? Not at Facet
- Pair program with other developers as desired
- Participate in daily standups
- Participate in weekly “Tech Stack Tuesdays” to learn new development skills and techniques
- Participate in bi-weekly “Fast Fridays” focused on performance improvements in the app
- Participate in in quarterly 3 day Hackathons and win fun prizes
- Constant learning and personal growth
Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
- Excited about learning new skills and working in a startup environment where change is normal
- 4-8 years of full stack web development or related experience
- 3+ years of experience in Go/Golang and/or React 16+
- Relational databases experience, MySQL is preferred
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Golang and React
- Experience with AWS: ECS, EC2, RDS, S3
- Experience with the REST Architectural style
- Experience with The Clean Architecture
- Experience with Git, Bitbucket
- Experience with frontend toolchains such as Webpack, Gulp, or Grunt
- Experience with frontend testing tools and frameworks such as Mocha/Chai, BrowserStack, Puppeteer
- Experience with automated testing (unit, integration, regression, performance)
- Experience with responsive design and PWAs
- Familiarity with Linux
- Familiarity with Docker
- Familiarity with FinTech APIs such as Plaid, Finicity, Yodlee, APEX, Orion
- Utilize state-of-the-art AI assistants like Gemini, Junie, and Copilot to accelerate development, automate repetitive coding tasks, and enhance overall engineering productivity
Benefits
- $150,000-$175,000 annual salary + bonus determined by the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant - Please note, our salary ranges are based on current market data. Should you feel strongly that we are not in line, we highly recommend you to reach out and let us know. We are always looking to improve on building the best place for employees.
- Equity
- Flexible PTO
- All the benefits: medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with employer match, short and long term disability coverage (paid by Facet), life insurance options and parental leave
- Certification reimbursement program
- Work from anywhere in the US
Top Skills
AWS
Bitbucket
Chai
Docker
Git
Go
Grunt
Gulp
Mocha
MySQL
React
Webpack
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