Senior Web Engineer, Extend
$150-160k
Plus equity
3 days a week in office
Digital credit card platform for businesses
Open for applications
Digital credit card platform for businesses
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$150-160k
Plus equity
3 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To modernise infrastructure for the future of payments.
Role
Who you are
- Track record: At least 4 years of professional experience as a software engineer working in Agile environments, delivering features on time and in scope. Experience leading a refactor of UI components or migrating state management libraries is a plus
- Technical expertise: Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, extensive experience with React and Redux, and experience implementing RESTful APIs. Experience working in and maintaining complex codebases ideally with homegrown component libraries
- Product thinker: Care for the end user experience and a demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including product and design. The ability to weigh tradeoffs between building robust features and delivering value to our users quickly
- Collaborator: Experience coaching junior developers on code quality, best practices, and process. Strong written and verbal communication skills
What the job involves
- As a Senior Web Engineer at Extend, you will have the opportunity to build and own an evolving and forward-thinking web application
- You will be expected to be able to work autonomously, use modern tools and libraries, collaborate across teams, participate in guild meetings, and have open and honest discussions about how to help your team and the company grow
- At Extend, you will find plenty of opportunities to learn and grow and be surrounded by other passionate people that will support you in your journey as an engineer
- This is a hybrid position, working on-site from our New York based-office Tuesday through Thursday
- Architect and build: Implement reusable and performant UI components to deliver new features and capabilities to our growing user base
- Collaborate: Work with product and design counterparts to help clarify requirements, identify product goals, and scope new features in order to deliver value to our customers
- Advocate: Identify areas of improvement in our codebase or process to ensure we’re efficiently delivering new features while maintaining the long term quality of the product
- Mentor: Provide mentorship and guidance to other engineers on best practices in front-end architecture, web performance, and code maintainability via pairing, guild meetings, and code reviews
- Lead: Guide technical discussions, influence decision making within the team, and motivate the team to deliver high quality work
- Take ownership: Demonstrate an owner's mindset about the product and take responsibility for the overall quality of the platform and how we work together as a team
Our take
Established in 2016, Extend is a FinTech company dedicated to forging digital payment infrastructure for financial enterprises. This innovative approach allows Extend's clients to offer their customers personalized digital credit cards without the need for extensive technological overhauls. By seamlessly integrating its digital banking solutions into a financial institution's existing infrastructure, Extend facilitates a modernized banking experience for clients and their customers, all while eliminating the necessity of opening new accounts.
What sets Extend apart is its seasoned leadership team, boasting founders with over a decade of experience at the financial behemoth, American Express. This rich expertise has spurred Extend's focus on revitalizing established financial institutions, enabling them to compete effectively in the digital-first landscape.
Riding on the success of its Series B funding, which saw prominent investors such as March Capital and B Capital come on board, Extend is steadfastly expanding its services to cater to a growing base of business customers worldwide.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2021
$40m
SERIES B
Apr 2019
$11m
SERIES A
Total funding: $54m
Company benefits
- Equity for all—our success is your success
- 401k matching
- Unlimited vacation—and we want you to use it
- Flexibility to work remote or in our NYC office
- Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family
- Reimbursement for gym memberships
- $5k referral bonus—bring your friends!
- Work with experts across disciplines
Company values
- Customer obsession: Designing payments for people. Dedicated to quality and service, and to providing innovation that benefits everyone
- Collaboration: The only way to work is together. Built-in partnership with banks and networks, by the collective effort of everyone on this team
- Integrity: Honesty above all else. And as transparent as finances should be
- Curiosity: A constant need to learn and grow. You have to enjoy getting into the weeds
- Action: Where accountability meets passion. With our sleeves rolled up, we’re working to effect industry-wide change
- Accountability: Responsibility worn proudly. Positive attitudes produce positive outcomes
- Individuality: When people thrive, businesses thrive. Payments are a universal need no matter who you are or what kind of business you're in - an audience this diverse needs perspectives to match
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
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Leadership
Andrew Jamison
(CEO)Previously American Express Vice President of B2B Product Management and Product Development, Consultant at Fintech Consulting LLC.
Danny Morrow
(CTO)Previously Technical Team Lead at Elephant, Owner at Morrow, and Primary Software Engineer at Digitas.
Guillaume Bouvard
(COO & CMO)Previously American Express Global Head of Advisory Business, Innovation & Partnerships, Senior Business Analyst at Capital One Financial Services.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Extend
- When people thrive, business thrives. Payments are a universal need no matter who you are or what kind of business you’re in—an audience this diverse needs perspectives to match.
- As a financial technology startup, we are actively addressing the diversity gap through our hiring efforts at all levels. We also strive to foster a place of learning and growth—seeking to make opportunities available to students and entry-level employees who may not be exposed to the paths available to them within our industry.
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