Software Engineer II, Backend

at  Best Egg

Technology at Best Egg is based on agile principles. We believe in rapidly and iteratively developing secure solutions that deliver value to our customers and business. We learn by testing and failing, then apply those experiences to further our progress. The organization routinely evaluates and incorporates new thinking and technologies into our best practices and standards. Best Egg is a cloud-first organization, embracing cloud technology and the potential it creates for technological innovation. We partner closely with AWS to identify new opportunities to advance our stack and business. We deploy to a modern technology stack leveraging advanced CI/CD and Infrastructure-As-Code targeting both managed containers and serverless platforms based on which solution serves us best. Members of Best Egg’s Engineering and Enterprise Architecture team partner with key stakeholders, including consumers, marketers, CX researchers, and problem advocates across the enterprise to optimize short- and long-term value streams. Encouraged by our healthy technology risk appetite we expedite feature development using techniques such as feature toggles and multi-variate testing with an aim to maximize learning opportunities and better meet consumer’s needs. We enjoy applying a wide range of tools and techniques to formulate solutions and innovations. We consider internal and external stakeholder satisfaction an important component of our service performance.
The Job: “Software Engineer II, Backend” will be empowered to collaboratively deliver a tested, adaptable core servicing platform that drives efficiency in originating and allocating new loans, and provides customer and business satisfaction across all products for Best Egg. In this role, you will work as an individual contributor with 80% of your time hands-on coding, collaborating with other engineers within the “Originations and Allocations” product pod to deliver projects with product owners through requirements analysis, and solution implementation.

CLOSING COMMENT

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$75,000 - $85,000 a year
This position is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance. Yearly incentive bonus target 10% of base salary

• Demonstrate an execution-focused mindset to successfully deliver features. Take ownership of tasks and proactively identify and escalate any blockers to lead engineers and product owners that may hinder progress. During team grooming, learn and evolve to provide estimates for work to ensure realistic planning and timely delivery. Ensure implementation aligns with the project’s requirements and accepted design.
• Strong communication skills as an engineer to foster effective collaboration within the product team. Emphasize the importance of clear and concise documentation, including readme files and design documents, as essential components of communication. Proactively engage in verbal communication, actively listening and asking questions to ensure a thorough understanding of project requirements and expectations. Leverage communication tools and platforms (Slack, Github, JIRA, and other tools) effectively to facilitate seamless information sharing and collaboration.
• Consistently adhere to and promote good engineering practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes. Demonstrate a strong commitment to code quality, including following coding standards, employing best practices, and writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code. Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to foster continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the team. Implement robust testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration testing, and regression testing, to validate the functionality and reliability of software solutions.
• Take responsibility for conducting thorough unit tests, participate in user acceptance testing (UAT), and providing support during production validation testing (PVT). Additionally, with proper support from the team, be prepared to assist in resolving production incidents whenever necessary.