Flex

FinTech

SeniorSoftwareEngineer,Backend

$146–212k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Flex. Skills: Backend engineering, System scaling, API development. Own backend team goals. Deliver projects on time”

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Technical decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years software engineering experience, 4+ years Java development, Proficiency in Java frameworks, Experience designing fault-tolerant systems, Experience with AWS services, Experience with containerization tooling, Experience with CI/CD systems, Experience with git, Experience with automation practices, Familiarity with observability tools, Consistent use of AI-assisted tools

Nice to Have

GitHub Actions experience preferred, Datadog familiarity preferred

What You'll Do.

Own backend team goals

Deliver projects on time

Deliver projects with high quality

Design backend services

Build backend services

Scale backend services

Make technical decisions

Balance speed and system health

Write well-tested code

Lead design discussions

Drive production rollouts

Mentor teammates on AI usage

Partner with engineering peers

Contribute to observability standards

Contribute to reliability standards

Contribute to performance standards

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Product teams; Design teams; Engineering peers; Cross-functional teams; Globally distributed team; Technical stakeholders; Non-technical stakeholders

Communication Scope

Stakeholder communication

Process & Methodology

Agile environment, Small iterations

Full Job Description

Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company that is creating the best rent payment experience. It’s hard to believe that it’s 2026 and paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. We’re here to change that! Flex enables our users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense. After deliberately keeping a stealth profile as we built up unprecedented investor support and an enthusiastic user base, we are looking for motivated individuals to help us keep our mission growing. Will you be a part of the team? About the Role Flex is hiring a Senior Engineer to join our backend engineering team, where you'll be responsible for designing, building, and scaling the systems that power our core products — including Payments, Billing, Identity, and partner integrations. You'll work on services that directly shape how hundreds of thousands of renters experience financial flexibility, and your work will have a measurable impact on the reliability and performance of everything we ship. In this role, you'll own meaningful portions of our backend infrastructure end-to-end — from scoping and API design through production rollout — with the autonomy to make independent technical decisions that drive real customer and business impact. You'll collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering peers in an agile environment that favors small, frequent iterations over big-bang releases. The ideal candidate is comfortable leading without being asked and takes pride in shipping high-quality, fault-tolerant systems. At Flex, engineers are expected to bring both technical depth and a builder's mindset. You'll be working within a globally distributed team, partnering with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike, and contributing to a codebase that scales with an ambitious product roadmap. If y

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