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As a Backend Software Engineer, you will develop and deploy server application code, ensure the security and performance of the Empower server applications, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship new features. Responsibilities include coding, testing, bug fixing, and defining business requirements through close cooperation with stakeholders.
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EMPOWER OVERVIEW

Empower is shaking up an outdated financial system by providing real opportunity for our customers: the opportunity to get the cash they need, to access fair credit, and to change their financial story. Today, we’re helping millions of people find financial security through machine learning models that evaluate creditworthiness using a more inclusive lens and mobile-first products: Cash Advance, Thrive line of credit, and Petal credit cards. Tomorrow? Creating even more financial paths for our customers (and their wallets) to succeed.

This year, Empower ranked #65 on Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list — our third year in a row cracking the top 100 — and was named by Forbes as one of the 25 Next Billion-Dollar Startups for 2024. Empower was also featured by Forbes on America’s Best Startup Employers list in 2023, and our Thrive line of credit product was named by Fast Company as one of 2022’s Next Big Things in Tech.

Empower is backed by Sequoia Capital, Blisce, and Icon Ventures. Ready to grow your impact and accelerate your career? Take a look at our open roles — we can’t wait to meet you.

THE EMPOWER WAY

Great Expectations: We come up with bold, audacious goals for ourselves and go all out for impact

Owner Mindset: We give every employee latitude to act independently, make smart choices, and move the business forward

Spirited Debate: We love skeptics and seek counter opinions to challenge our personal assumptions and expand our view

Customer Obsession: We listen to understand, empathize, and create a memorable, rewarding experience for our community

Inclusive Collaboration: We believe diverse teams make the best decisions, and we strive to give diverse voices a seat at the table

No Jerks Allowed: We value our relationships and take the time to build trust and connection and communicate respectfully

WHAT EMPOWER OFFERS

Competitive salary

Generous equity package

Full healthcare benefits

Technology expense reimbursement

Virtual first environment


JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Backend Server Software Engineer, you’ll work on the engine that powers the Empower apps and business. You’ll engage with a collaborative, high powered team to develop solutions and lead product engineering on projects with a reach of millions. The solutions you’ll build will be robust, secure and easy to understand both for our users and your engineering peers. 

You’ll take end to end ownership of new features and product lines shaping work in early stages, building, deploying and running post deployment analysis to ensure we’re hitting our goals.

Travel for company offsites is expected at a minimum 2 times a year.

Key Responsibilities

  • Designing, building, and deploying server application code that interfaces with 3rd party clients and Empower

  • Implementing secure coding standards in accordance with the Empower Secure Development Policy

  • Perform on-going security testing and code review to improve software security

  • Monitoring the performance of the Empower server application and applying corrective action through bug fixing and improved solutions

  • Minimising defects and improving reliability through: Development of automated tests, manual test validation, development of fit for purpose architecture and code, contributing to PRs

  • Developing and maintaining the server app build and deployment pipelineCollaborating cross-functionally to define, design and ship new features that create customer and business value

  • Working with business and operations stakeholders for the definition and development of business requirements

  • Contributing to server/client contract API definition

  • Architecting solutions that interface into 3rd parties and the Empower mobile client

  • Maximising effective development and identifying new technology opportunities by: Keeping across .NET development announcements, being across community best practice, discovering and evaluating new technologies

  • Participating in the server ops on call schedule

Candidate Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree or greater within Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related subject

  • 3+ years developing web APIs within .NET (C#)

  • Working experience with ORMs such as Entity Framework

  • Working experience constructing and optimising RDMS queries

  • Working experience within the asynchronous programming model


At Empower, we hire for people that push themselves to understand others and seek out ways to challenge their personal assumptions. Our hope is that by fostering such an environment, we strengthen our business and relationships by putting people first. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workspace where everyone (regardless of age, education, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or any personal characteristics) feels like they belong. Even if your experience doesn’t exactly match up to our job description, you should feel empowered to apply regardless!

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