Staff Software Engineer

March 15

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $199k - $248k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Earnest

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Earnest is a financial technology company specializing in refinancing and consolidating student loans. It offers options to help clients reduce their interest rates and tailor loan payments to fit their budgets, without any credit impact. The company focuses on client satisfaction, providing in-house support and flexible refinancing solutions. Earnest's services include refinancing student loans, Parent PLUS refinancing, and personal loans, with the aim of making higher education more affordable and manageable for students and their families. Known for transparent practices and competitive rates, Earnest has refinanced over $19. 6 billion in student loans.

Consumer Lending • Financial Technology • Mission Driven • Value driven

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2013

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

👥 B2C

📋 Description

• Our mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone. • We empower students with financial support and supercharge their ability to pay down their debt, so they can get on the right financial track, fast. • We build tools that help people feel in control of their financial future, including: • Private student loans - low rates, people-first service, and flexible payments. • Student loan refinancing - break free from high-interest rates or monthly payments. • Scholarships - access to thousands of scholarships to help students pay less. • Earnies are committed to helping students live their best lives, free from the stress of student debt. • If you’re as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let’s build something great together! • The Staff Software Engineer, New Products position will report to the Senior Software Engineering Manager. • As a Staff Software Engineer, you will: • Build New Products within a team of senior engineers using Earnest’s Lending Platform • Work with Product and Engineering leadership to refine, estimate and pivot the New Products roadmap • Continually iterate on high fidelity solutions to delight our customers • Collaborate with Technical Leads and Architects across the Lending Platform on robust software solutions • About You: • Even Better: • Where: • This role will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area. • While you’ll enjoy the flexibility of remote work, we also love to see our Earnies face-to-face! We ask you to join us at our Oakland office for 3 consecutive days a month for team collaboration and some fun. It’s a chance to connect, share ideas, and maybe even grab some coffee together!

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of professional development experience • Extensive experience with server-side concepts, e.g. microservices, database, caching, performance, monitoring and scalability • Data modeling experience and integration with database technologies like PostgresSQL or Amazon RDS • Extensive experience with modern Node.js • Professional experience working with Product Managers on consumer-facing products • Professional experience in React • Willingness to travel to the Oakland office monthly to collaborate with other Earnies.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans • Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office • Monthly internet and phone reimbursement • Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) • 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match • Robust tuition reimbursement program • $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world • Competitive days of annual PTO • Competitive parental leave