Company Overview:
- The client is a venture-backed startup simplifying access to essential benefits for frontline workers.
- Their AI-powered platform helps employees easily find and apply for benefits like childcare, elder care, and nutrition programs.
- With backing from major enterprise retail investors and $2.5M secured in funding, they are expanding their reach to serve leading retailers, healthcare providers, and Fortune 500 companies.
- Our diverse, remote-first team is spread across the globe, united in our mission to empower employees and create healthier workplaces.
- They are currently on the brink of Series A funding, which means you will have the opportunity to join them at an exciting stage of growth.
Your Role:
- Take ownership of designing, implementing, and scaling the platform's core backend systems and data pipelines.
- Lead end-to-end development for critical platform features, ensuring quality, performance, and scalability.
- Define the architecture and standards for identity management, security solutions, and third-party API integrations.
- Champion best practices in reliability engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code across the engineering team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, design, and data, to shape the future of the platform.
- Collaborate with a small team of experienced engineers on full-stack development, impacting both backend systems and frontend technologies.
- This role involves both hands-on technical work and high-level problem-solving.
You Bring:
- 7+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record of leading complex projects end-to-end.
- Expertise in system architecture, designing scalable and reliable software solutions.
- Strong backend foundation (Node.js, Python, Javascript, etc.), with proficiency in modern cloud technologies (AWS or similar).
- Experience implementing secure systems, including best practices for handling sensitive data and integrating identity verification.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Experience building and shipping scalable software.
Bonus Points:
- Experience automating complex processes (e.g., eligibility checks, fraud detection).
- Experience building systems handling large volumes of sensitive data (privacy/security focus).
- Experience integrating identity verification features (facial recognition, document verification).
What They Offer:
- Competitive salary + Stocks + PTO depending on level and experience.
- Equity in a high-growth startup.
- Comprehensive benefits package (tailored to your location).
- The opportunity to make a tangible impact on people's lives.
- A collaborative, remote-first culture.
Interview Process:
- Screening.
- 45-minute chat with our Head of Product.
- Culture-fit interviews with 2-3 team members across different functions.
- 1-hour technical assessment (collaborative problem-solving).
- Final interview with founders and offer presentation.