Staff UX / Frontend Software Engineer, Propel
$220-240k
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Financial services and products for low-income Americans
Open for applications
Financial services and products for low-income Americans
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$220-240k
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To enable Americans with low income to improve their financial health.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years experience in designing, building, shipping, and maintaining software at scale
- 3+ years experience successfully leading and managing a team
- Expertise in at least frontend language, with a willingness to learn JavaScript and Vue
- Experience working in a startup environment and ability to operate effectively and independently when faced with ambiguity
- Ability to ramp up quickly to our product ecosystem to contribute to large and impactful projects
- Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences and topics, both written and verbal
- Deep expertise working cross-functionally, especially with designers and product managers
- Ability to provide excellent feedback in technical specs, code reviews, and team discussions
- Passion for making a difference in the lives of our users
Desirable
- A track record of identifying the right problems to solve, advocating for and driving change, and keeping stakeholders in the loop
- Experience with building consumer-facing product(s) for large user bases
- Knowledge and passion for building products with accessibility in mind
- Curiosity and excitement when confronted with new technologies, stacks, or novel problems
- Experience with building scalable frontend architecture with developer usability in mind
- Excellent judgment when trading off speed of shipping vs. robustness and scalability
- The ability to adapt and communicate smoothly across all levels of seniority
- A focus on impact and ability to prioritize both long-term and short term needs
- Eagerness to participate at the strategic level when it comes to the technical and product roadmap and prioritization on the organization-level
- Passion and skill for mentoring and up-leveling other engineers
What the job involves
- This role will make an impact and possibly work across several products and stacks, including mobile banking, interacting with government programs, surfacing savings opportunities, healthcare, frontend architecture, and more!
- We are looking for a passionate, user-centric engineer that is excited about working on meaningful problems and delivering beautiful solutions that have a positive impact on our users’ lives
- Be a strategic leader in identifying the best technical and product opportunities. Whether it’s hopping in to build a product from scratch in a 0-to-1 initiative or advocating for a large refactor of a legacy frontend system, this role will have a strong voice in setting the technical and product direction of the company and be hands-on in making it happen
- Up-level and set the bar for engineering. You will be a role model for others and establish best practices when it comes to technical decisions, code hygiene, written communication and documentation, and judgment when it comes to shipping high-quality products and projects on a timeline
- Dive deep into the most important, highest complexity product work at the company. When there is something that needs to be built quickly with high polish and scale, you’ll be someone we lean on to help get it done
- You’ll be given both a lot of autonomy and a lot of support in how you want to tackle tough but rewarding challenges!
- Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, who reports directly to the CEO
Our take
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are used by millions of Americans, but the scheme has long been hampered by a lack of innovation or digitization. Propel offers instant access to balances, plus local offers and discounts, and support in finding work. It also provides a free debit card that can be used for everyday shopping, bills, savings, and online transactions.
Formerly known as Food Stamps, SNAP benefits can be a hassle to use, with some recipients still having to make phone calls to gauge their budget. Propel's users can keep track of and manage their government-provided SNAP benefits from its mobile app, Providers, enabling low-income Americans to make use of this critical safety net more easily.
The Providers app has been used by upwards of 5 million of a potential roughly 40 million people who use SNAP benefits, showcasing both the current reach of the company and how much space it has in which to grow. With a presence in all 50 states, as well as some territories, Propel raised $50 million in 2022 which it is using to expand its debit card services, widening its reach to a growing customer base.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2024
$3.5m
GRANT
Mar 2022
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $88m
Company benefits
- Remote-first: Team members work remotely across the US. We also have offices in Brooklyn, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. We bring everyone together once or twice a year
- Generous benefits: We cover up to 99% of the premium for medical, dental, and vision. We also have 16-week parental leave, 20 vacation days, and 401k matching eligibility on day
Company HQ
Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Leadership
Jimmy Chen
(Founder & CEO)Having studied at Stanford, they worked for 2 years as a LinkedIn Associate Product Manager, before spending a further 2 in the same position at Facebook. They left to co-found Propel in May 2014.
Jeff Kaiser
(Co-Founder & COO)Graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Political Science and Government. Before co-founding Propel, they were a Project Manager at Dalberg Global Development Advisors.
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