MoneyLion · 4 months ago
Senior Software Engineer (Scala)
New York, New York, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expMoneyLion is a leader in financial technology, aiming to empower individuals to make informed financial decisions. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Backend Core Enterprise team, you will design and implement large-scale backend systems and APIs, mentor engineering talent, and contribute to architectural strategies to enhance the organization’s impact.
Consumer LendingCreditFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Design and implement large-scale backend software systems creating new partner-facing and internal data-driven APIs
Review code with an emphasis on readability and maintainability
Write API and technical documentation for services and new architecture
Optimize database schemas to support scalable, high-performance backend services
Contribute to our RFC process by writing technical proposals and providing feedback to others
Mentor and guide technical growth of engineering talent
Be a resource for solving hard, technical problems across teams and projects
Stay up-to-date with the state of the software industry
Qualification
Required
3 - 5 years of experience in software engineering
1+ years of proven success in senior engineering roles
Demonstrated success collaborating across engineering, product, and business functions to deliver functionality
Meticulous attention to detail in reviewing others' and your own work
Experience developing and testing in Scala or other JVM languages
Solid understanding of software design patterns, functional programming, and database schema design
Experience designing highly scalable event streaming architecture using Kafka/MSK or equivalent
Experience with service-oriented architecture and RESTful API design
Expertise in PostgreSQL
Expertise in AWS product and tools
Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, including Datadog or equivalent
Preferred
Experience in customer-facing roles
Familiar with modern DevOps tooling
Kubernetes/Docker
Terraform
Familiar with Scala and the Lightbend and Typelevel ecosystems
Lightbend: Slick, Play/Play JSON
Typelevel: http4s, doobie/skunk, circe, cats, cats-effect
Debezium
Benefits
401(k) match
Multiple health insurance options
Disability coverage
Life insurance
Unlimited paid time off for salaried positions
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
Wellness perks
Paid parental leave
Generous Paid Time Off
Learning and Development resources
Flexible working hours
Company
MoneyLion
MoneyLion is a mobile banking and financial membership platform that offers mobile banking, lending, and investment solutions.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$547.5MKey Investors
Silicon Valley BankBlackRockEdison Partners
2024-12-10Acquired
2024-11-25Post Ipo Debt· $70M
2021-09-23Post Ipo Equity· $250M
Leadership Team
Diwakar Choubey
Founder & CEO
Richard Correia
President & CFO
Recent News
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