Job Title: Staff Frontend Engineer

Company Name: Self Financial

Job Details: $135-200k+,Stock,options,and,performance-based,bonusesSQLReactAWSCSSTypeScriptReact,NativeHTMLJavaScriptPythonGraphQLiOSAndroidPostgresSegmentNext.jsJIRABrazeConfluenceContentfulGitREST,APISenior,and,Expert,levelAustinRemote,from,USMore,information,about,location

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Job Description: Role
Who you are
8-12 years of software engineering experience, with emphasis on building frontend web and/or mobile applications
Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and modern frontend fundamentals (performance, accessibility, testing)
Experience with HTML/CSS and modern web technologies (Next.js is a plus)
Experience building and consuming REST APIs
Experience with common engineering tools such as Git, Jira, Confluence (or similar)
Comfort collaborating across the stack (debugging APIs/services; experience with Python or similar is a plus)
Bonus: GraphQL, SQL/Postgres, cloud/AWS familiarity, and experience working in an Agile environment
Proven ability to lead technical projects and collaborate across teams to drive business impact
Experience mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction within an organization
Desirable
Direct experience building mobile applications for iOS and Android
Proven ability shipping with React Native
Experience with third-party tools such as Contentful, Braze, Segment, LaunchDarkly
Prior Team Leadership experience

What the job involves
We’re growing our Frontend Engineering team at Self. You’ll join a high-performing team building Self Financial’s mobile app and web experiences. We care deeply about creativity, quality, and delivering an innovative user experience to a large customer base in a fast-paced, “team-of-teams” environment with frequent releases
We are hiring for multiple Frontend Engineering openings across levels. While this posting reflects the core expectations of the role, final title and leveling will be determined based on demonstrated experience, scope of impact, and competencies assessed throughout the interview process
We are committed to transparent communication and will align on level and compensation expectations as we move through each stage
Staff Software Engineers are expected to play a key leadership role in shaping technical direction, driving high-impact projects, and mentoring engineering teams
In this role, you will be a force multiplier, leveraging deep technical expertise, domain knowledge, and a strategic mindset to enhance our software platforms and business outcomes
As a Staff Engineer, you will lead multi-team initiatives, identify and address systemic challenges, and set high standards for engineering excellence
You will influence project direction, ensure alignment with business objectives, and contribute to organizational governance, making a lasting impact on the engineering culture and technical platforms
Build customer-facing experiences that feel seamless across Android, iOS, and Web
Integrate front-end functionality with REST APIs and third-party services (feature flags, analytics, messaging)
Own quality: testing strategy, code reviews, accessibility, performance profiling, and safe rollout practices
Provide architectural guidance, identifying and addressing systemic technical challenges
Drive alignment across engineering, product, and business stakeholders to maximize project value and impact
Lead cross-team architectural discussions, technical strategy, and platform improvements
Mentor junior and senior engineers across the engineering team
Provide technical leadership by guiding teams on solution design, ownership, and accountability

Application process
Self Financial requires all employees hired to successfully pass a background check

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Company benefits
Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, FSA, HSA
401(k) investment plan
Equity incentive plan
Flexible time off
Paid Parental Leave for primary and secondary care givers
Wellness programs and fitness benefits
Professional development reimbursement
Reward and recognition program
Hybrid work environment

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Sep 2021

$50m
SERIES E

Dec 2020

$40m
SERIES D

Total funding: $127.6m

Our take

Almost 50 million Americans are “credit invisible” with no credit score at all, while there are also around the same number with low credit scores. The ramifications of this are profound, as it goes on to affect mortgage and rental applications, personal loans, and even job prospects.
Self is one of many fintechs, along with the likes of Better, TomoCredit and SoFi, that are attempting to help people get easier access to loans, and in turn credit scores. The company offers consumers instalment loans and its own Visa credit card, regardless of their current credit score.

While there’s lots of competition in this particular fintech niche, Self has been scaling up rapidly over the last few years, increasing its headcount and expanding into credit reporting for rent with its acquisition of RentTrack. With its innovative approach and growing range of services, Self is positioned to continue making a meaningful impact on financial inclusion.

Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle