About the position
First Help Financial (FHF) is a fast-growing and culturally diverse company in the U.S. We provide auto loans to the underserved and care for our customers and partners with exceptional service. Through flexible financing options and tri-lingual support, we offer consumers an easier way to finance their first car. We lend to and support our portfolio which has consistently grown 30%+ each year over the last nine years. Here you will find hard-working colleagues who come from over 20 countries. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism but also enjoy our work. Our culture and benefits are geared towards making you successful in life and comfortable at work. Your Title: Frontend Software Engineer. Your Location: Remote/Anywhere in the US. You Report To: Engineering Manager. Your Compensation: 110k base or more plus a bonus, depending upon experience. Learn more about our awesome Engineering team.
Responsibilities
- Write software that will be used in production, and has meaningful impact to FHF
- Become a subject matter expert for our systems with an ability to optimize distinct codebases and debug time-sensitive production issues
- Identify performance bottlenecks using code analysis and advanced debugging practices to ensure speed and stability across all our applications
- Give and receive technical feedback through code reviews or design discussions
- Work closely with business stakeholders, team of engineers, Scrum Master and Designers to build new features
- Learn quickly by asking questions, finding how to work with your teammates effectively, and communicate the status of your work clearly
Requirements
- 2+ years of industry experience and familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as React or comparable technologies, and at least one modern backend language and/or frameworks
- A strong fundamental understanding of Computer Science through pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- Experience with relational databases such as Oracle and/or MSSQL
- Experience and familiarity with and building REST services with Spring Framework, ORM (Hibernate, JPA)
- Experience on AWS ecosystem with exposure to creating and debugging serverless (lambda) functions and frameworks is a plus
- Familiarity with System Design: A solid understanding of system design is essential
- Good knowledge of DevOps & collaboration tools: CircleCI, Jenkins, GIT, Sonarqube, etc.
- Experience working with small teams in an Agile environment
- Familiarity with containers and developing containerized applications using Docker
- Ability to write clearly to explain your work to stakeholders and team members
- Ability to work in a remote / distributed environment
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with others
Nice-to-haves
- Experience on AWS ecosystem with exposure to creating and debugging serverless (lambda) functions and frameworks is a plus
Benefits
- Great Perks – social activities, monthly lunches, and a robust employee recognition and talent development program to enhance your career with us
- Culture - We are believers in maintaining a healthy work-life balance
- Growth - Company growth provides unprecedented career growth
- Diversity and Inclusion - FHF is committed to building a culture that respects and embraces all walks of life
