Remote Backend Software Engineer at Branch International
- Job Type: Full Time
- Location: Remote
About the Company
Branch is a global technology company revolutionizing financial access for millions of underserved banking customers today across Africa and India.
By leveraging the rapid adoption of smartphones, machine learning and other technology, Branch is pioneering new ways to improve access and value for those overlooked by banks.
From instant loans to market-leading investment yields, Branch offers a variety of products that help our customers be financially empowered.
Branch’s mission-driven team is led by the co-founders of Kiva.org and one of the earliest product leaders of PayPal.
Branch has raised over $100 million from leading Silicon Valley investors, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Visa.
Here are some things you’ll do as a Remote Backend Software Engineer at Branch
- Build out backend functionality for existing and new product lines such as Credit, Wallet, Bill Pay, and others.
- Integrate with various third-party systems, including payment systems, identity providers, and messaging platforms.
- Scale our backend services and pipelines to ever-growing levels of traffic and complexity.
- Help build flexible and easy-to-use tools used by our operations teams to handle customer inquiries and other business processes.
Minimum Requirements
- You have strong experience (4+ years) in building backend software for web-based or mobile products.
- You are an excellent collaborator and communicator. You listen to others and seek to understand, but aren’t afraid to speak your mind and debate respectfully when you disagree.
- You are excited by the prospect of working in a distributed team and company with teammates from all over the world.
Preferred Requirements
- You have a solid foundation in computer science fundamentals, distributed systems, data storage, and agile development methodologies.
- You are pragmatic and combine a strong understanding of technology and product needs to find the best solution for a problem.
- You are highly entrepreneurial and thrive in taking ownership of your own impact. You proactively identify problems and propose solutions.
Benefits of Joining as a Remote Backend Software Engineer at Branch
- Work in a mission-driven, global, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
- Competitive salary and equity package
- A collaborative and flat company culture
- Remote first, with the option to work in-person occasionally
- Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard
- Work-life balance is not a myth, we offer a generous paid leave policy comprising 28 days annual leave, 30 days sick leave, and bereavement leave
- Fully paid parental leave – 6 months maternity and 3 months paternity leave
- Pension Benefit
- A one-time home office set-up budget
- We believe learning should never stop, and so we provide a $500 stipend annually towards learning and development, irrespective of role, title or tenure
- Discretionary trips to our offices across the globe, with global travel medical insurance
- Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
- Flexible working hours
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