Software Engineer, Flex

Core Platform

$119-175k

Actual salary range is dependent on location. Offers equity

AWS

Python

Java

Terraform

MySQL

RDS

DynamoDB

Junior and Mid 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

$119-175k

Actual salary range is dependent on location. Offers equity

AWS

Python

Java

Terraform

MySQL

RDS

DynamoDB

Junior and Mid 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

2+ years of experience in software development or a related field
Strong experience with Java and Python
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and DynamoDB
Proactive working style with strong ownership
Experience in the payments domain; familiarity with the payment industry
Experience designing and developing fault-tolerant, scalable distributed systems
Experience with AWS cloud services, including ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, VPN, , S3, and RDS
Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., AWS CLI, AWS CDK, Terraform)
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Adherence to engineering best practices, with the ability to propose and drive new improvements

What the job involves

Flex is looking for a backend engineer to join our core platform team
We want engineers with ideas (because they’ll definitely be heard on our small and tight-knit team) and ambition
Successful devs will feel comfortable in a startup environment and will be happy to work in a remote-first team with a lot of independence
Design, implement and maintain our core service, such as Identity, Auth, Payment, Financial, Risk etc
Scale out core platform to support business growth while maintaining performance and reliability
Continuously improving our daily operations with automation, tooling, design evolution, observability etc

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 (3.1)

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

(Co-Founder & CEO)

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

YeTong Shao

(Co-Founder)

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

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