Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Infrastructure
United States
Engineering – Engineering /
Full Time Exempt /
Remote
Dave is one of the leading US neobanks and a pioneer in financial services, using disruptive technology to provide best in class banking services to millions of members at a fraction of the cost compared to incumbents. The anchor of our banking value proposition, ExtraCash, provides up to $500 of short term, interest free advances to members within minutes of joining. The speed to value, access and pricing of ExtraCash compared to traditional overdraft sets us apart from incumbents and is a key to our strategy to efficiently acquire transacting Dave debit card members.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Back End Infrastructure (BEI) team, you will be part of the larger DevX Group with the goal of improving engineering productivity and efficiency. You will play a key role in the core development team (maintainer) of cross-cutting libraries, tools and services empowering product development at Dave. Most of your time will be spent contributing to all levels of design, implementing code for well-defined large-sized initiatives, providing PR feedback to both immediate and extended teammates, and having lots and lots of fun!
We’re looking for someone who thrives on solving hard problems, is passionate about finding innovative solutions, and inspires colleagues. This role reports to the Manager of Software Engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain the backend code to support features used by millions of users.
- Work closely with product development engineers to learn and understand cross-cutting concerns, to create and evangelize easier ways for product engineers to adopt tools, packages, solutions and best practices
- Contribute to identifying and extracting the most commonly needed components and modules from our applications into extensible/reusable packages/services that will benefit multiple domain teams.
- Provide technical leadership and assist in guiding the team's overall technical directionOffer mentorship and pair with other engineers regularly
- Work closely with other teams to deliver on initiatives.
- Participate in roadmap planning and scrum events
- Implement requirements in TypeScript, JavaScript, Golang and Bash
- Participate and lead design and work breakdown sessions
- Implement dashboards and alerts for system faults
- Design and Implement CI/CD pipeline frameworks
- Champion Security, Code Quality and Testability best practices
- Participate in 24/7 on-call rotations
Experience Required
- BS in CS or equivalent discipline and 4+ years of software engineering experience
- Basic understanding of algorithm design paradigms, data structures, asymptotic analysis
- Basic understanding of concurrency, parallel programming and multithreading fundamentals
- Advanced detailed design principles: OOP, SOLID, robustness principle, dependency injection, GoF, MVC, Pipes & Adaptors and other software architectural patterns
- Ability to write provable code in various types of imperative and declarative programming languages and the ability to make trade-off decisions
- Understanding of mocking, unit testing, code coverage and integration testing
- System design paradigms: monoliths, SOA, microservices, GraphQL, API Gateway
- Intermediate knowledge of the following: databases including query optimization, load balancing, CAP theorem, caching strategies, message queueing, containerization, developing applications for Kubernetes, IaC, CI/CD pipelines, telemetry and operational tools
Nice to have
- Experience building libraries, tools, and services for other Software Engineers instead of end users
- Experience with one or more of the following: TypeScript; JavaScript; Golang, Node JS and its ecosystem and Auxiliary Tooling; GraphQL; API Gateway; MySQL; Redis; RabbitMQ; ArgoCD; Helm; Terraform; DataDog; SumoLogic; GCP Cloud Offerings.
- Experience working in a start-up environment
$138,000 - $222,000 a year
Dave has established a nationally applicable pay program that recognizes that regardless of where Daves choose to live, their time and effort is of equal value to the company. As such we utilize base salary ranges that are intended to be competitive in all markets and do not differentiate pay based on employee work location.
The application window will be open until at least April 29, 2024. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be met before or after the specified date.
Don’t let imposter syndrome get in your way of an incredible opportunity. We’re looking for people who can help us achieve our mission and vision, not just check off the boxes. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Why you’ll love working here:
At Dave, our people are just as important as our product. Our culture is a reflection of our values that guide who we are, how we work, and what we aspire to be. Daves are member centric, helpful, transparent, persistent, and better together. We strive to create an environment where all Daves feel valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work. As a virtual first company, team members can live and work anywhere in the United States, with the exception of Hawaii.
A few of our benefits & perks:
• Opportunity to tackle tough challenges, learn and grow from fellow top talent, and help millions of people reach their personal financial goals
• Flexible hours and virtual first work culture with a home office stipend
• Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans
• Generous paid parental and caregiver leave
• 401(k) savings plan with matching contributions
• Financial advisor and financial wellness support
• Flexible PTO and generous company holidays, including Juneteenth and Winter Break
• All-company in-person events once or twice a year and virtual events throughout to connect with your team members and leadership team
Dave Operating LLC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants and do not discriminate on any basis protected by federal, state, or local law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.
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