Senior Software Developer - Java

About Us

Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately. More than 1,500 customers, including 23andMe, Bose, Boston Red Sox, Five Guys, and Zappos, rely on Planful to accelerate cycle times, increase productivity, and improve accuracy. Planful is a private company backed by Vector Capital, a leading global private equity firm. Learn more at planful.com.

About the Role 

Planful is seeking an experienced Senior Software Development Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing high-quality software solutions that meet customer needs and drive business growth. You will work closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions that help our customers achieve financial success. This is a great role for someone who is self-motivated, has passion for the latest developments in technology and loves delivering solutions to business problems. 

Responsibilities 

• You will be responsible for improving the performance and maintainability of existing code, by refactoring and optimizing certain components 
• Designing and developing new features for our cloud-based financial planning and analysis platform
• Refactoring and optimizing existing code to improve performance and maintainability
• Testing and debugging software to ensure that it meets our high quality standards
• Mentoring and coaching junior engineers, helping them to develop their skills and grow in their careers
• Contributing to technical documentation, including specifications, design documents, and user manuals

What you Bring to the Table 

•  6+ years of experience in software development including Java 17, Spring frameworks with Strong Problem-Solving Skills
•  Strong computer science fundamentals in object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
•  Proficient in modern web development technologies and techniques, including AJAX, HTML5, JavaScript, J-Query, CSS, Responsive Design, web services, etc.
• Strong experience in NoSQL , Mongodb, web server.
• Expertise in disparate technologies, typically ranging from front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and points in between
• Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and databases
• Experience leading design of complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Proven skills to recognize and adopt best practices in software engineering architecture,
• Design, testing, version control, documentation, build, deployment, and operations.

Why Planful 

Planful exists to enrich the world by helping our customers and our people achieve peak performance. To foster the best in class work we’re so proud of, we’ve created a best in class culture, including:

• 2 Volunteer days,  Birthday PTO, and quarterly company Wellness Days
• 3 months supply of diapers and meal deliveries for the first month of your  Maternity/Paternity leave
• Annual Planful Palooza, our in-person, company-wide culture kickoff
• Company-wide Mentorship program with Executive sponsorship of CFO and Manager-specific monthly training programs
• Employee Resource Groups such as Women of Planful, LatinX at Planful, Parents of Planful, and many more. We encourage our teammates to bring their authentic selves to the team, and have full support in creating new ERGs & communities along the way