Backend Software Engineer, Flex

Core Platform

$161-194k

Salary range dependent on candidate location. Plus equity

AWS

Java

Gradle

Spring

RDS

REST API

DynamoDB

Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

Flexible rent payment application

Be an early applicant

Flexible rent payment application

501-1000 employees

B2BPaymentsRentingFinancial ServicesMobile

Be an early applicant

$161-194k

Salary range dependent on candidate location. Plus equity

AWS

Java

Gradle

Spring

RDS

REST API

DynamoDB

Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

501-1000 employees

B2BPaymentsRentingFinancial ServicesMobile

Company mission

Flex's mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

The ideal candidate will be comfortable leading scoping, design and implementation for APIs they build and can drive their production rollouts to completion with minimum oversight
Minimum of 3 years experience in software engineering
Minimum of 3 years experience with Java
Ability to work on a globally-distributed team with a high degree of ownership
Experience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders, successfully aligning and setting expectations on scope and delivery
Ability to grow in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that will challenge you to always bring your best
Experience building robust, fault-tolerant systems with multiple external dependencies
Proficient in Java frameworks and tools used at Flex, including Spring (core/web/boot), Gradle, JUnit, and JVM (memory/performance tuning, GC)
Experience with Service-Oriented Architecture, REST APIs, Message Queues, and scalable architectures
Experience with AWS (EKS, Aurora RDS, Elasticache, DynamoDB) and containerization tools

Desirable

Proficient in CI/CD systems (preferably GitHub Actions), git, and automation
Skilled in observability and monitoring tools, such as DataDog, to ensure high availability
Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, using tools like CDK and Terraform
Excellent written and verbal communicator, with experience in cross-functional collaboration

What the job involves

Flex is looking for a Software Engineer who will be responsible for implementing the various backend systems that support all business features
In this role, you will be part of the backend engineer team, responsible for the services and integrations that power our products, such as Payment, Billing, Identity, partner integration, etc
You’ll be designing, developing, testing, and scaling systems needed to deliver great user and partner experiences
You’ll work closely with your product, design and engineering peers to solve our users' most pressing problems around rent payment
You’ll roll out changes to our customers in an agile manner with a delivery cadence that favors small, frequent iterations

Our take

Many people struggle to pay their rent every month, with a variety of bills hitting their bank accounts simultaneously. Whilst many of these people earn enough money to cover their bills, the inflexible nature of monthly bills can make the all-in-one payment a harder obstacle.

Flex provides a mobile application for the flexible payment of rent, allowing users to pay their landlords through flexible payment plans, reschedule payments when necessary, and protect their funds through Overdraft Protection. The company achieves this by partnering with estate agents and paying their resident's bills upfront, taking on the challenges that landlords would normally have due to late payments.

Flex has experienced extremely rapid growth since its founding which has caused some issues, as it struggled to keep up with the surge in new customers. Having made improvements to its product and scaled its customer service team, it is set to continue providing a service that has come to be highly valued by both tenants and landlords.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

10% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Feb 2022

$160m

SERIES C

Apr 2021

$46.6m

SERIES B

Total funding: $225.1m

Company benefits

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision
401(k) + company stock options
Unlimited paid time off + company paid holidays
Parental leave + IVF and adoption support
Flex Cares Program: Non-profit company match + pet adoption coverage
Pet Insurance
Free Flex subscription

Company HQ

Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY

Leadership

Shragie Lichtenstein

(CEO)

Experience working in venture capital investments for Point72 and TVC. Also co-founded Boundless Reality.

YeTong Shao

(CPO)

Experience as Data Science Researcher. Also co-founded Boundless Reality.

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