Earnest

Staff Software Engineer

Earnest$207K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
  • 3 years of software development experience, including building distributed microservices.
  • In-depth knowledge of SQL databases like PostgreSQL and server-side technologies such as Node.js and TypeScript.
  • Proficiency in client-side frameworks like React Native and Angular.
  • Two years of experience in cloud-based infrastructure (AWS or similar) and leading large-scale project architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical strategy and execution for engineering teams.
  • Lead development of a scalable lending ecosystem from onboarding to checkout.
  • Architect and build customer-centric financial products for optimized user experience.
  • Define and execute technical vision and best practices to enhance platform scalability and reliability.
  • Collaborate across teams to align technology with business goals and maintain customer-facing applications.
  • Develop and optimize high-quality, testable code using various testing frameworks and methodologies.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies to translate product requirements into engineering deliverables.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance with savings plans available.
  • Mac computers and work-from-home stipend provided for home office setup.
  • Monthly reimbursement for internet and phone expenses.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
  • 401(k) with company match to aid in retirement savings.
  • Robust tuition reimbursement for further education.
  • $1,000 travel perk on each work anniversary for global travel.
  • Generous annual PTO and competitive parental leave policy.
Full Job Description


Earnest LLC - Oakland, CA

Title: Staff Software Engineer

Duties:
  • The Staff Software Engineer (Multiple Positions Open) at Earnest LLC in Oakland, CA will
    drive the technical strategy and execution for our engineering teams.
  • Lead the development of a scalable, high-performance lending ecosystem from customer onboarding to checkout.
  • Architect and build customer-centric financial products, ensuring a frictionless and optimized user experience and
    orchestrating large-scale financial transactions.
  • Define and execute the technical vision and best practices for a high-performing engineering team. Lead architectural decisions to enhance scalability,
    reliability, and efficiency of the lending platform.
  • Collaborate with Product, UX, and Business teams to align technology with strategic goals. Design, build, and maintain customer-facing lending
    applications using Node.js, TypeScript, React/Redux, Angular, Sequelize, PostgreSQL, and Docker.
  • Develop and optimize high-quality, testable code, implementing unit and integration tests with Mocha, Chai, Sinon, and Sequelize.
  • Ensure performance, security, and scalability through best-in-class software engineering practices.
  • Identify and resolve defects through debugging, profiling, logging, log analysis, tracing, and FullStory session replays.
  • Oversee code deployment to Staging and Production environments.
  • Partner with Quality Engineers to address issues found in testing and improve automated testing coverage.
  • Lead and participate in Agile ceremonies. Break down product requirements into engineering deliverables in Jira.
  • Review and provide critical feedback on Product Requirements Documents, Epics, and User Stories, influencing the technical and business roadmap.
  • Recommend alternative technical solutions to optimize delivery speed, enhance customer experience, and reduce costs.
  • Maintain technical documentation.
  • Contribute to Earnest's DevOps culture and participate in rotating on-call support for production applications.
  • Position is 100% remote. Salary: $207,585 per year.

Requirements:
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related
    field, plus 3 years of software development experience.
  • The 3 years of experience must include 3 years of experience with each of the following:
    • building highly distributed micro services;
    • SQL databases, including PostgreSQL, and caching, performance, monitoring, and scalability;
    • server-side technologies, including Node.js, Typescript, and Javascript;
    • client-side technologies, including React Native and Angular.
    • Must include two years of experience with: AWS or similar cloud-based infrastructure; and leading the architecture, design, development, and
      deployment of large-scale projects.

This notice is subject to Earnest LLC's employee referral program.

Interested candidates can online at www.earnest.com/careers [earnest.com] or send a resume to [redacted] and reference job code 058. Contact Chayna Eno at [redacted] if you have questions or need information about this application.

A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably. We are showcasing a range of your potential base salary based on the roles location. The successful candidate's starting pay will also be determined based on job-related qualifications, internal compensation, candidate location and budget. This range may be modified in the future.

Salary Range

$207,585-$207,585 USD

Earnest believes in enabling our employees to live their best lives. We offer a variety of perks and competitive benefits, including:
  • Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
  • Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office
  • Monthly internet and phone reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
  • 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
  • Robust tuition reimbursement program
  • $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world
  • Competitive days of annual PTO
  • Competitive parental leave

About Earnest

Earnest is a financial services company that provides student loan refinancing, personal loans, and home loans. They use technology to simplify the lending process and offer competitive rates to their customers. Earnest was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. They are committed to helping their customers achieve their financial goals and offer a variety of tools and resources to help them manage their finances.
Learn more about Earnest
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2013

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