Senior Software Engineer

Current

New York, NY

On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to backend engineers with JVM language expertise working in fintech and data-intensive systems.

Best fit for

Candidates with 5+ years of JVM backend experience and a track record in cloud-native architecture
— “5+ years of software engineering experience, with backend experience using a JVM language, preferably Java”
Individuals who have led large-scale data-intensive applications with real-time decisioning capabilities
— “Designing and delivering large-scale data-intensive applications with cutting edge techniques in: Real-time transaction decisioning”
Engineers who thrive in collaborative environments shaping technical direction with cross-functional stakeholders
— “Partnering with product, data and business stakeholders to shape technical direction and product roadmap”

Things to consider

The role likely requires relocation or local presence in New York, NY
— “Based in NYC”
The position involves a high level of autonomy and initiative in driving technical decisions
— “motivated self-starter who is able to feel at ease working in a fast-paced environment”

How to stand out

Highlight experience with distributed systems and cloud-hosted services in your resume and interviews
— “Experience with cloud-hosted services, like AWS or GCP”
Emphasize your ability to mentor and raise the technical bar of engineering teams
— “Mentoring engineers through code and architecture reviews, raising the technical bar of the team”
Showcase projects involving stream processing, machine learning, or real-time decisioning
— “cutting edge techniques in: Real-time transaction decisioning, Stream-processing, Machine learning”
Demonstrate familiarity with both RDBMS and NoSQL databases in your application materials
— “Proficiency in both RDBMS and NoSQL databases”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

owning end-to-end delivery of key business initiatives
improving existing architecture and services
designing large-scale data-intensive applications

Typical background

5+ years of software engineering experiencebackend experience using a JVM language

Skills & requirements

Required

Backend DevelopmentCloud-hosted ServicesReal-time Transaction DecisioningStream-processingMachine Learning

Preferred

Distributed SystemsLarge-scale Data-intensive Applications

Stack & domain

JavaScalaMongoDBSpannerPub/subDataflowBigQueryGoogle Cloud StorageFintech

About the role

Original posting from Current

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Current is a leading consumer fintech platform transforming financial access for everyday Americans with over 6 million members. We provide access to financial solutions that seamlessly work together to solve the needs of our members and enable all Americans to build better financial futures. Based in NYC, our results-driven environment drives us to build better products, grow faster and empower everyone on our team to have an impact on our business and mission to improve financial outcomes.
Current’s Engineering team is dedicated to building our products and infrastructure. With our applications running on Google Cloud Kubernetes Engine, we support a proprietary banking core that can scale to handle millions of transactions a day. Our stack includes MongoDB and Spanner for persistence, Pub/Sub for asynchronous event processing, Dataflow for data transformation paired with BigQuery and Google Cloud Storage for data storage and analytics. Our backend services are written in Java and our data pipelines are built in Scala.
We work across a broad set of domains, including user-facing products like liquidity offerings and reward programs, infrastructure for machine learning and experimentation, real-time fraud detection and identity protection, and large-scale transaction processing across multiple payment rails.
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in New York. This role has a salary range of $170,000 - $250,000. You will work to lead key business initiatives, improve existing architecture and services, and design large-scale data-intensive applications. The ideal candidate should have a background in backend development and experience working with cloud-hosted services. This person should also be a motivated self-starter who is able to feel at ease working in a fast-paced environment.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Owning the end-to-end delivery of key business initiatives from product discovery, to system design, and all the way to feature launch
Architecting and evolving core distributed services for reliability, scalability, and performance
Designing and delivering large-scale data-intensive applications with cutting edge techniques in:
Real-time transaction decisioning
Stream-processing
Machine learning
Evolving org-wide engineering standards for architecture, testing, and monitoring practices and documentation
Mentoring engineers through code and architecture reviews, raising the technical bar of the team
Partnering with product, data and business stakeholders to shape technical direction and product roadmap
ABOUT YOU:
5+ years of software engineering experience, with backend experience using a JVM language, preferably Java
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, object-oriented design, and multi-threaded programming
Experience with cloud-hosted services, like AWS or GCP
Proficiency in both RDBMS and NoSQL databases
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
BENEFITS:
Competitive salary
Meaningful equity in the form of stock options
401(k) plan
Discretionary performance bonus program
Biannual performance reviews
Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100% for you and your dependents
Flexible time off and paid holidays
Generous parental leave policy
Commuter benefits
Fitness benefits
Healthcare and Dependent care FSA benefit
Employee Assistance Programs focused on mental health
Healthcare advocacy program for all employees
Access to mental health apps
Team building activities
Our modern NYC based office with open floor plan, stocked kitchen, and catered lunches

Source: Current careers