Mid-Level Software Engineer

Summary

Perpay Inc. is a certified B Corp and Philadelphia’s most impactful growth-stage startup focused on improving the financial stability of everyday Americans. They are seeking a Mid-Level Software Engineer to collaborate with the development team, design and build new features, and contribute to the engineering design process while ensuring an excellent user experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the development team, including UX designers, product managers, and other Engineers, to implement solutions that meet business needs and provide the best user experience
• Work with stakeholders to design, build, test, and release new features for our platform
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code. Break down code contributions into reviewable, shippable chunks
• Contribute to the Engineering design process by bringing forward tradeoffs and opinions
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and implement changes to improve developer experience and team velocity
• Participate independently in on-call rotation and coordinate incident response

Skills

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Software Engineer (excluding internships or coop experiences) with a focus on full stack development
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend application framework such as Django or Flask and experience with frontend technologies such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Proven experience building, deploying and maintaining scalable web applications, with knowledge of database design and management
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and integration
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure and containerization technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes is preferred
• Passion for learning new technologies and keeping up with industry trends
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX designers, product managers, and other Engineers
• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure and containerization technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Software Engineer (excluding internships or coop experiences) with a focus on full stack development
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend application framework such as Django or Flask and experience with frontend technologies such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Proven experience building, deploying and maintaining scalable web applications, with knowledge of database design and management
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and integration
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure and containerization technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes is preferred
• Passion for learning new technologies and keeping up with industry trends
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX designers, product managers, and other Engineers
• Strong communication skills and ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Nice to Haves

• Experience working with cloud infrastructure and containerization technologies such as AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes

Benefits

• Meaningful compensation and equity
• Premium medical benefits (fully paid base plan, and very reasonable premium for the buy-up option)
• 4% employer 401k match
• Unlimited PTO policy
• Remote weeks around major holidays + extra holiday on weekends like MDW and LDW
• High quality catered lunch by local chefs, 4 days / week
• Gym subsidy
• Paid cell phone + plan
• Student loan repayment program
• Relocation assistance
• Generous team member discounts