Published: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:43:23 GMT
Position: Backend Engineer at Clerkie
Company Overview:
Clerkie is a rapidly growing fintech startup that aims to revolutionize financial wellness through the use of artificial intelligence. Founded in 2018, Clerkie started as an app focused on providing financial guidance to the 123 million underserved Americans. Since then, the company has expanded its services to include cutting-edge B2B software, creating a comprehensive network that helps both consumers and creditors manage debt and loan losses.
Clerkie is a remote-first company with a team of 30 employees spread across 4 time zones in the United States. To date, the company has raised $41 million, including a $33 million Series A round in early 2023, with investments from top financial and venture institutions such as Citi Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Wellington Ventures, Flourish Ventures, and Vestigo Ventures.
Position Overview:
As a Backend Engineer at Clerkie, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of our company by maintaining and improving our backend infrastructure as we continue to grow and develop new features. We are committed to security and scalability, and we need a self-motivated and adaptable individual who can pivot quickly, communicate effectively, and produce high-quality work under tight deadlines. Our company culture prioritizes a customer-first mindset and a bias for action.
Key Responsibilities:
– Design, implement, and maintain core infrastructure
– Use backend expertise to support feature development and enhance platform reliability, performance, and scalability
– Expand our ecosystem of metrics and alerts to improve the user experience
– Collaborate with other teams to provide a seamless and reliable user experience
Minimum Qualifications:
– Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
– 2+ years of software development experience, preferably with Node.js
– Ability to manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
– Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
– Proficiency in object-oriented programming best practices
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Preferred Qualifications (in order of priority):
– 4+ years of experience in server-side development
– Experience building server-side applications with Node.js
– Familiarity with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB
– Experience with AWS and DevOps tools, such as EC2, S3, and ELB
– Knowledge of Node.js libraries, such as Mocha
– Experience in consumer financial apps or other data-heavy applications (preferred but not required)
Additional Qualities:
– Passion for our mission
– Proactive team player with strong collaboration skills
– User-focused with a drive to meet their needs
– Committed to being part of something bigger than yourself
– Excitement for working in a small team and tackling new challenges every day
Salary Range: $90k – $150k + equity
Benefits:
– Medical, dental, and vision insurance
– 401k and retirement benefits
– Paid time off and holidays
– Annual company retreat
Hiring Process:
Our hiring process is designed for both you and us to assess each other. It consists of 5 steps that evaluate your skills, behaviors, values, technical abilities, and adaptability in a lean startup environment.
– Application & Coderbyte (asynchronous candidate time)
– Recruiting Screen with People team (20-30 minutes via Google Meet)
– Take-Home Challenge & Live Review with Senior Engineer (asynchronous candidate time for the challenge, 45 minutes live review via Google Meet)
– Live Coding Challenge with another Senior Engineer (90 minutes via Google Meet)
– Final Management Meeting with Senior Leadership Team (45 minutes via Google Meet)
Before extending an offer, all candidates must successfully complete a standard background check and reference check. This is done to ensure a safe and compliant environment for all Clerkie team members and stakeholders. We approach this stage with transparency and sensitivity, and candidates will be provided with clear information about the process.
Note: Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Apply link
