Staff Software Engineer, Flex

Risk Engineering

$199-237k

+ Company equity. Salary varies depending on location of applicant

React

AWS

TypeScript

Redux

React Native

Java

Gradle

Terraform

Spring

Snowflake

RDS

Git

SpringBoot

REST API

DynamoDB

Datadog

Senior and Expert level

Remote in US

Flexible rent payment application

Be an early applicant

Flexible rent payment application

501-1000 employees

B2BPaymentsRentingFinancial ServicesMobile

Be an early applicant

$199-237k

+ Company equity. Salary varies depending on location of applicant

React

AWS

TypeScript

Redux

React Native

Java

Gradle

Terraform

Spring

Snowflake

RDS

Git

SpringBoot

REST API

DynamoDB

Datadog

Senior and Expert level

Remote in 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

Experience working in a risk engineering team and with decision platform architecture or risk/fraud detection systems
6+ years of professional experience in Software Development
4+ years of Java experience required
2+ years of experience in React.js or React Native required
Experience building high-quality mobile and web UIs to specifications
Ability to write well-documented and testable TypeScript code
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 architectures and tools in React Native and React ecosystems (Hooks, Components, Context, Redux)
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
Experienced with big data platforms and tooling, including Snowflake
Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, using tools like CDK and Terraform
Skilled at elevating team standards through best practices, and mentoring junior engineers
Excellent written and verbal communicator, with experience in cross-functional collaboration

What the job involves

Flex is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Risk Platform team. This role involves spearheading the implementation of platforms and APIs crucial for supporting business features within the risk management domain
The Risk Platform team is dedicated to mitigating both credit risk and fraud risk. Our mission is to enhance Flex app accessibility for customers while safeguarding against improper use and unauthorized access by identifying and preventing misuse across all core product areas
Core decision platform which is an end-to-end solution for the enterprise decision management lifecycle, including business rule management, analytics, process management, and ML/AI
Event data stream ingestion which supports near real-time fraud rules setup
Advanced a/b testing and experimentation capabilities for our customers so they can leverage greedy algorithms and fight fraud
Build decision platform / machine learning solutions to respond to/mitigate business risks in Flex
Design and develop 24/7 high-scale APIs and distributed systems. The tech stack will be on AWS. Java would be the language for the existing code base. Java Spring Boot will be the framework
Work closely with product, design, and engineering peers to launch new features across our web and mobile platforms

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

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

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

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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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