Senior Software Engineer
Why TrueAccord?
TrueAccord is a category-defining company. We combine machine learning with a human-based approach to transform debt resolution and to get people on the path towards financial health. Every year, more than 70 million Americans have negative experiences dealing with debt. We are changing this by providing a personalized digital experience that guides lenders and consumers through this challenging financial process.
With a world-class leadership team, passionate team members, and proprietary predictive models trained on years worth of transactional data, TrueAccord is well-positioned to deliver on a huge opportunity: helping millions of consumers to regain and keep their financial footing while lowering the cost of doing business for creditors across many industries.
Engineering at TrueAccord
TrueAccord is growing at a prodigious rate. Our systems are reaching challenges of scale as we approach tens of millions of transactions per week. In response to the onboarding of large clients and new features, some systems are actively evolving while others are being rebuilt from scratch.
We work with a mix of languages and technologies, including Scala, Java, Go and Python across our stack. We believe in using the right tool for the job and value simple solutions over beautiful ones.
The Role
Engage is a nascent, fast-growing consumer SaaS product for individuals looking to get out of debt and achieve financial wellness. Built on top of the consumer trust that TrueAccord has successfully developed since 2013, Engage paves a path to financial well-being for millions of consumers. This is a unique opportunity for your work to make a real impact in people’s lives and help the financially underserved.
In this position, you will be working closely with Engage’s technology leadership, scaling up Engage’s platform and bringing new financial products to life. We welcome you to be a part of a highly collaborative and competent team where everyone is responsible for a piece of Engage’s success.
We are looking for a Software Engineer with a consistent track record of making productive development decisions. We highly value code quality and maintainability, and we fully embrace continuous deployment. We are primarily a functional Scala shop, so functional language experience is a huge plus.
We are a small, highly-productive engineering team that appreciates clean and elegant solutions to large and messy real-world business problems. This is a great opportunity to join an engineering team of a successful fast-growing start-up that is transforming the industry, while expanding your software engineering skills.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead a stream of work from design, testing, implementation and maintenance once released
- Help lead back-end development of our Engage product
- Implement new features, working in both front-end and back-end
- Work closely with product and business owners to collaborate on requirements
- Work closely with DevOps to prepare new applications for deployment
- Be a part of a culture of continuous improvement
- Break work down to tasks and determine path to completion
- Mentor other engineers, effectively communicate complex systems simply
- Contribute to overall engineering initiatives including recruiting
Desired Skills & Experience
- Expert in debugging and solving complex distributed systems
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within a team setting and work multi-functionally
- Ability to prioritize work in a rapidly growing environment
- Strong hands on experience in cloud technology
- Experience working in a high-growth startup
Bonus Points
- Expert in systems design
- Expert in functional programming
- Experience with React
- CS degree or equivalent experience
- Hands-on experience with a production Kubernetes installation
- Expert in implementing and deploying micro-services
Benefits, Perks, and Culture
- Everything you need to work remotely
- Work with talented and motivated people in a fast-paced mission-driven environment
- Medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k (with match), flex spending plan, and life insurance
- Family-friendly policies - parental leave, flexible work from home
- Unlimited PTO
- Transportation benefits
We offer a healthy work environment that continuously builds an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is able to develop the best version of themselves. We are a dynamic group of people who are subject matter experts with a passion for change. Our teams are crafting solutions to big problems every day. If you’re looking for an opportunity to do impactful work, join TrueAccord and make a difference.
Our Dedication to Diversity & Inclusion
TrueAccord is an equal opportunity employer. We promote, value, and thrive with a diverse & inclusive team. Different perspectives contribute to better solutions and this makes us stronger every day. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.