Software Engineer - Platform Foundation
Blend is a diverse team of problem solvers who believe that the world’s financial resources should be more accessible. Our cloud banking platform is used by Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and over 330 other financial services firms to acquire more customers, increase productivity, and deliver end-to-end digital experiences. Our software enables our customers to process an average of more than $5 billion in loans per day, making it possible for consumers to reach their financial goals faster and lead better lives. Come do work that matters.
The Platform Foundation Team is one of the core platform teams that provide foundational components for the entirety of Blend engineering. We build the core pieces of functionality that power experiences across all of our product lines.
The Platform Foundation Team provides frameworks that other engineering teams can utilize to build business solutions. This includes diverse offerings like the public api/webhook, email/sms, events, search, payment and other common services. We are evangelists for bringing cutting-edge technology into Blend to solve business problems in new and inventive ways. Our goal is to build a solid foundation for Blend to create a scalable and resilient ecosystem.
The challenges we face are both highly technical and highly impactful, providing a lever for all of engineering to deliver value to our customers faster and better! We are looking for engineers who are passionate about distributed systems design, software architecture, scalability, and building intuitive products for their users. We are looking for a strong collaborator who is willing to work with feature development teams to understand their needs from the platform, to design solutions that fulfill their immediate needs but that also establish good patterns for the long-term scalability and maintainability of our products.
How you'll contribute:
- Design and build distributed systems for long-term scalability and maintainability.
- Collaborate with feature development teams to understand their needs from the platform.
- Build tools to enable developer productivity.
- Monitor production systems for issues.
Who you are:
- 5+ years of working experience as backend software developer.
- Coding experience with any major language, like TypeScript/JavaScript, Golang, Python, Java, C#, etc.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent education background.
- Excellent communication skills for collaborating with other teams.
- Ability and willingness to help others succeed and be productive.
At Blend, we are committed to offering a competitive compensation package.
To comply with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final base pay offer amounts will vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to function, level, geographic location, job related knowledge, skills, and experience. Beyond base pay, Blends benefits and perks are described below.
Compensation:
- Base Salary Range: $122,000 – $144,000 (This applies to full time hires. Final offer determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to function, level, geographic location, job related knowledge, skills, and experience.)
- Bonus (if applicable): Eligibility is contingent upon both company performance against established goals and achievement of individual performance objectives.
- Equity : Meaningful Restricted Stock Units in public company stock (NYSE: BLND) so you share in Blend’s long-term growth and success.
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental, pregnancy, and medical leave
- Generous paid time off and flexible vacation policy
- Monthly wellness stipend for fitness, mental health, and well-being
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