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CommonBond

Senior Software Engineer (Back End)

CommonBond is building a values-driven, customer-centric financial services company. Our mission is to change the way people think about student loans. We accomplish this with lower interest rates, a state-of-the art technology platform, and caring customer service. We also are the only financial services company with a 1-for-1 social program: For every loan funded, we fund the education of a child in the developing world. CommonBond has been named to the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, the 50 Best Places to Work by Inc., and the Forbes Fintech 50. We are backed by great investors, have an awesome team, and are looking for our next great team member. 

Creating a technology-powered organization is essential to our success. We are seeking an experienced and innovative Senior Software Engineer with entrepreneurial instincts and a desire to build something from the ground up. As a CommonBond Engineer, you will be joining a tight knit and passionate team of builders. You will take ownership of products and features from start to finish. You will build robust and service oriented server side solutions to our unique problems of scale, security and reliability while also supporting an incredible social mission. We heavily leverage open source technologies like Java, PostgreSQL and Redis and enjoy staying active in the open source community. As an engineer here, you'll have the freedom to implement your own solutions and have a meaningful impact on our product. We are looking for someone who is passionate about writing quality, elegant, and performant code.

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  • Collaborate in designing, architecting, building, testing, and maintaining world-class web application and data management software
  • Work with product managers to build and improve our APIs in order to best support operations, finance, legal, business development and marketing functions
  • Build a technical infrastructure capable of supporting a rapidly expanding organization in terms of employees and members
  • Anticipate the user experience and contribute to the entire product development process, including spec development and automated QA

Desired Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
  • 6+ years experience with Java, .NET, or other server side languages and the ability to learn quickly
  • Deep understanding of databases, automated testing, Agile methodologies
  • Self-motivated, passionate, and excited to own products from end to end
  • Passionate about our mission to make students' lives easier and build the best software for marketplace lending
  • Ability to delve into the front end stack (Javascript, Backbone, ReactJS)
  • Proficiency building and managing RESTful APIs
  • Experience with infrastructure for complex cloud-based (AWS) software applications
  • Knowledge of or prior experience with microservices architecture
  • Ability to work in a complex environment and prioritize among competing demands
  • Desire to collaborate with an extraordinary team and be part of true innovation

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Job ID: 148116
Employment Type: Other

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