Sr. Backend Engineer
Company: Acorns
Location: Irvine
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
At Acorns we look after the financial best interest of the
up-and-coming. - We are innovators. We make bold decisions. We stay
curious, inspiring one another to push past all previous thresholds
of possibility. - We are one team and are building a diverse
community of team members, partners, and customers from all walks
of life to foster creativity, challenge conventional thinking, and
put the tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands. -
We are looking for missionaries who are rooted in purpose, to join
our team. We can achieve our goals if we are a team of missionaries
working toward a shared purpose and mission. -
Our mission? With benevolence and courage, we look after the
financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the
empowering, proud step of micro-investing.
How do we accomplish our mission? Our values. -
Lead With Heart -
With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and
others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility
Make Bold Decisions
We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and
courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future
Always Build Trust
Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you're
going to do. We are all owners. We are one team
Never Stop Growing
Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in
the pursuit of progress
Find a way
Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it
happen
Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. -
Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole
family, creating compound growth at every life stage.
Sr. Software Engineer - Backend - Acorns
Acorns is seeking experienced software engineers for our Retention
team who have a passion for building robust, scalable, software and
systems for customer focused financial and educational products,
love learning new technologies on the job, think creatively to
solve complex problems, and enjoy working collaboratively.
The Retention team is responsible for building and supporting
highly reliable and scalable services that support user engagement
and financial education for millions of customers. We are a highly
autonomous team that promotes an operational centric, customer
first culture.
As an engineer on the Retention team, you will be responsible for
making operational improvements to existing services while building
new services that provide unique experiences for Acorns customers.
You will be expected to take an active role in helping to define
the evolution of these services and lead other teams to maintain
healthy operations. We like to learn and are curious about new
technologies that will help us build better services. Our current
stack includes: GraphQL, Kotlin, Ruby on Rails, DynamoDB, Lambda,
ECS and an array of other AWS services.
This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA,
or New York, NY offices.
Within 1 month, you will:
Within 3 months, you will:
Within 6 months, you will:
What you will bring to Acorns:
You are not expected to have experience with all listed
requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission,
vision and values, please apply.
What we offer:
About Acorns:
Acorns is how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term.
To date, customers have invested over $15 billion with Acorns, much
of it in spare change. By putting the tools of wealth-making in
everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription
service in U.S. consumer finance, serving over 10 million everyday
Americans. Customers get automated investing in diversified
portfolios, a simple retirement product, a bank account that helps
people spend less to invest more, and bonus investments from 20k
brands. Plus, everyday Americans can easily invest in their kids
and get money news they can use, all from the same app. From
acorns, mighty oaks do grow!
Mission:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best
interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step
of micro-investing.
Values:
Commitment to a diverse community: -
Acorns is committed to building a diverse community of customers,
partners, and team members. We believe that fostering diversity not
only fuels creativity, but also challenges conventional thinking
and helps us properly represent the unique experience of the
everyday consumer that we serve.
Compensation Information:
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is
expected to be between $180,026 and $211,795/year; however, base
pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors,
including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and
experience. The total compensation package for this position may
also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, equity
grants, and discretionary cash bonus awards in addition to a full
range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including
401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as
vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position
offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be
provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company
reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other
discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time,
including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or
individual department/team performance, and market factors.
Application Deadline: -
This application was originally posted on 1/12/2024. The Company
reasonably aims to fill this position on or about 03/04/2024, and
to accept applications until filled. However, depending on multiple
individualized factors, including the Company's reasonable business
needs and the number of applicants, such deadline may change. Click
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