Software Developer, Platform
Job Description
Upgrade is a fintech company that provides affordable and responsible credit, mobile banking, and payment products to everyday consumers. We were the fastest growing company in the Americas last year according to the Financial Times and Upgrade Card was the fastest growing credit card in America. We have delivered over $21 billion in affordable and responsible credit over the last 5 years. The company is backed by some of the most prominent technology investors and was recently valued at $6.3B.
We have built an energizing, collaborative and inclusive culture where team members help each other, learn and innovate to move the company and its customers in the right direction, and own the outcome of their efforts.
Upgrade has been named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” three years in a row, “Top Companies to work for in Arizona” and one of the "Best Engineering Department" awarded annually by Comparably. We've also received recognition for being a best company for Diversity, Women, Culture, and Veterans.
We are looking for new team members who get excited about designing and delivering new and better products to join a team of 1300 talented and dedicated professionals. Come join us if you like to tackle big problems and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
About the Role:
At Upgrade, the Platform team works horizontally with our different engineering teams. We build tools and shared libraries to simplify / abstract / speedup the day to day of our developers.
As part of the Platform group, the infrastructure squad is responsible for multiple tools used by our product teams to build, test and ship their services up to production.
We are looking for a passionate and curious software engineer to help drive the Platform roadmap at Upgrade. You'll have the opportunity to learn and work with different programming languages, on different technologies. Join us!
Projects in flight:
- Renovate our build and deployment infrastructure (we are moving to a continuous deployment world)
- Improvement of supply chain security through the Supply Chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) framework
- Mergebot, an entity which is in charge of automatically merge or decline pull requests depending on a set of policies (moving from JavaScript to Golang)
- Improve our internal tool used to provision Kubernetes development stacks on demand
- Automate the setup and initial deployment of new microservices using the Backstage developer portal and Argo workflows
- Building a new Schema Registry for our GraphQL Federation initiative
What You’ll Do:
- Help drive one of our 2023 goals (see above)
- Code new tools and new features to existing tools that improve developer productivity and efficiency
- Collaborate with different engineering teams to identify how our platform is helping them and ongoing areas for improvement
- Help with troubleshooting and problem solving
What We Look For:
- 2 - 3 years of relevant work experience
- Strong programming skills in at least one of the following languages: Java, Golang, Node.js
- Knowledge of Kubernetes
- Previous experience working in microservices architecture and understanding of the challenges that come with it
- Basic AWS knowledge
- Excellent communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
What We Offer You:
- Competitive salary and stock option plan
- 100% paid coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Paid parental leave
- Health & wellness initiatives
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Date Posted
02/02/2023
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