Job Description

Greenlight is the leading family fintech company on a mission to help parents raise financially smart kids. We proudly serve more than 6 million parents and kids with our award-winning banking app for families. With Greenlight, parents can automate allowance, manage chores, set flexible spend controls, and invest for their family's future. Kids and teens learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest.
At Greenlight, we believe every child should have the opportunity to become financially healthy and happy. It's no small task, and that's why we leap out of bed every morning to come to work. Because creating a better, brighter future for the next generation depends on it.
We are looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our growing team and help shape the future of our web development effort. This role will allow the team to deliver on key user registration and onboarding projects, ultimately contributing to user base growth. The team is primarily focused on enhancing our website and web-based onboarding flows but also has the opportunity to make contributions to our backend services. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of modern web technologies and experience with enterprise-scale distributed systems.
Technologies we use:

• Frontend: Next.js, Remix, React, TypeScript, TailwindCSS
• Backend: NestJS, TypeScript, TypeORM, MySQL, Redis, gRPC, microservices
• Cloud: AWS
• Monitoring: DataDog
• Tools: Git, CI/CD pipelines, A/B Testing

What you will be doing:

• Building new and enhancing existing experiences for our user registration and onboarding flows.
• Scaling and enhancing our NestJS-based Backend for Frontend (BFF) services and Next.js frontend applications to evolve with new feature requests.
• Designing and implementing sophisticated state machines and workflow models for user onboarding.
• Improving the reliability and availability of the platform and implementing comprehensive testing strategies.
• Partnering with product teams and other backend teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest web development trends and technologies, and advocating for their adoption when appropriate.

What you should bring:

• 4+ years of full-stack development experience with a strong frontend focus, and a track record of successfully leading web development projects.
• Expertise in modern web development technologies such as Next.js, Remix, and React, with advanced TypeScript proficiency.
• Strong proficiency in back-end technologies and web services (e.g., NestJS, TypeScript, RESTful APIs, gRPC).
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and distributed systems.
• Strong debugging, performance optimization, and testing proficiency (e.g., Jest).
• Deep understanding of web security best practices and principles.
• Exceptional communication skills and experience with cross-functional collaboration.

Who we are:
It takes a special team to aim for a never-been-done-before mission like ours. We're looking for people who love working together because they know it makes us stronger, people who look to others and ask, "How can I help?" and then "How can we make this even better?" If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and help parents raise a financially smart generation, apply to join our team.
Greenlight is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Greenlight is committed to an inclusive work environment and interview experience. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in our hiring process, please reach out to your recruiter directly or email .

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