About BrightUp

BrightUp is a FinTech startup with a twist. It helps Americans grow their net-worth by improving their self-worth. BrightUp believes that how people feel about themselves affects how they treat themselves, particularly when finances are involved. Therefore, BrightUp provides a full suite of financial wellness tools, rooted in a wellness-centric mobile experience. BrightUp’s flagship offering is a low-cost emergency loan securitized by payroll and repaid through paycheck deductions. BrightUp is a seed-stage VC-back startup that launched with it’s first client in Spring 2021 and is rapidly growing it’s team.

Role

As a Tech Lead, you will be maintaining ownership of the product development process and anything tech related. We are looking for a generalist who is good at the general full tech stack both front and back end. You would be the go-to-expert for the team for anything tech related. You will be the first tech hire that would potentially lead a tech team in the near future once you have proven to the team. To be successful in this role, you should have experience with general software practices. You will lead the team in expanding mastery of the business goals of each product request and push back on stakeholders with innovative technology proposals. You will lead design of current or future architecture of the technology and propose directions that would best meet the needs of business goals. You will maintain the platform which is built in the current technology stack and fix bugs and issues that arise or suggest better solutions. Able to work independently and with high autonomy

Responsibility

Lead architecture of the technology
Maintain current and future technology architecture
Promote technical best practices, industry standards and architectural concepts with engineering teams.
Build and promote high-quality, scalable, full-stack solutions
Work closely with designers and stakeholders to deliver new feature sets
Interface with internal stakeholders to brainstorm and prioritize feature development
Build an engineering team and culture that is in direct alignment with the company values
Interface with external engineering teams to transition tasks into an internal engineering team
Identify bugs and issues and fix them

Required Skills

BSc in Computer Science or relevant field
5+ years of relevant experience
Broad knowledge of relevant modern web technologies eg. JavaScript/HTML/CSS and cross-browser compatibility
Deep knowledge of Java
Strong knowledge of Spring or similar frameworks(Spring Core, Spring Boot, Spring MVC)
Strong knowledge of Application Servers (Apache Tomcat9, JBoss, Websphere etc)
Strong, in depth knowledge and experience in Postgres, Oracle, SQL Server, Hibernate, Swagger, Postman, Maven, Jenkins
Significant experience with AWS, Docker, Python, Bash/Make, and Kubernetes
High value for peer code and architecture review
An ability to break complex problems apart to solve them via simple means
Gets things done; an ability to prioritize, communicate clearly, organize, and follow through on projects independently
Collaborative and versatile team player who is comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment
An ability and interest to learn on your feet, and enough experience to (usually) avoid beginner pitfalls
Strong knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks (ReactJS or equivalent ie Angular/AngularJS)
Experience with NodeJs, jQuery and/or several modern JavaScript libraries
Experience using CSS pre-processors (SASS / LESS / Post-CSS)
Experience working with Restful web services and JSON
Experience developing using Agile methodologies
Experience with task management and version control systems (GIT, JIRA etc)
Strong organizational and presentation skills.
Analytical and problem-solving abilities, with keen attention to detail
Ability to clearly communicate with other team members and customers
Must be result oriented.
Team spirit; strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
Passionate about tech and helping Americans to improve their net-worth and self-worth

Nice To Have

Hands-on experience with Twistlock, CircleCI, ConcourseCI, New Relic, Groovy, Snyk.io, New Relic, Nginx, Couchbase, Vault, Consul, Papertrail, Kubernetes Helm, Prometheus
Experience with high volume data systems and/or in the financial services industry
Experience with blockchain technologies
Previous startup experience or personal entrepreneurial bentAbility to multitask and prioritize tasks
Experience in B2B2C platforms
Experience in Fintech space

How To Apply

Send an email to jobs@getbrightup.com

Use subject line: “Application: Tech Lead”

Include a resume only (Send a cover letter if you want. It’s not required.)

BrightUp is more than an equal opportunity employer. BrightUp is actively excited about building an organization of exceptional teammates across all races, colors, religions, genders, sexes, sexual orientations, nationalities, ability levels and veteran statuses. We encourage applicants of all ages.

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