Forward Financing
financial technology
StaffSoftwareEngineer
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“Staff Software Engineer at Forward Financing. Skills: Design and implementation of highly complex and impactful systems, Frontend systems expertise, Technical direction setting, Code quality, Design patterns, Operational excellence, Cross-functional leadership, Mentorship. Design and implementation of highly complex and impactful systems across multiple domains, with a particular focus on our frontend systems. Set the technical direction and raise the bar for code quality, design patterns, and o”
What You'll Achieve.
Unlock the capital that fuels small businesses across America; Create a more sophisticated financial ecosystem; Elevate the quality and efficiency of the entire team; Ensure all small businesses have access to the financial support they need to succeed
Industry & Context.
Addressing technical debt; Promptly resolving incidents and bugs; Problem-Solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience in technical leadership, mentorship, and sponsorship, Deep expertise in designing and implementing frontend systems and scalable architectures across multiple software applications and/or languages, Significant ability to influence others, Full-stack perspective or experience with front-end architecture, with an understanding of how backend services impact the end-user experience, Several years of experience in agile software development
Nice to Have
Modern React & TypeScript at scale: Years of production experience with React and TypeScript in long-lived codebases, Deep familiarity with current server-state and client-state patterns and a clear point of view on where each belongs, Has owned or meaningfully shaped a shared component library — comfortable with primitive-based foundations, composition-first component APIs, and Storybook-driven development, Reads Figma fluently, collaborates closely on designs, and cares about the loading, empty, and error states that define polished products, Fluent in WCAG 2. 1 AA, keyboard and focus management, and ARIA semantics, Holds their own across the stack — can design API contracts with backend partners, read and ship backend changes when the work crosses service boundaries, and reason about how data shape, latency, and auth choices flow through to the end-user experience, Tunes for real-user performance using Web Vitals, bundle analysis, and RUM (Datadog or equivalent)
What You'll Do.
Design and implementation of highly complex and impactful systems across multiple domains
with a particular focus on our frontend systems
Set the technical direction and raise the bar for code quality
and operational excellence for your domain
Lead cross-functional initiatives
helping to elevate the quality and efficiency of the entire team
Lead the design and implementation of significant
cross-functional systems that require technical alignment across multiple engineering teams
Design and implement complex systems across multiple software applications and/or languages
Set the technical direction and raises the bar for code quality
and operational excellence
Actively promoting architectural integrity and technical best practices
Drive change and directionally shape the frontend architecture
cross-team initiatives and maintains a high level of engagement across multiple teams
Ensuring timely resolution of technical challenges and addressing technical debt
Improve the quality and efficiency of the engineering team through technical guidance
Act as a mentor for junior engineers
instilling best practices and raising the bar
Address technical debt and promptly resolving incidents and bugs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead cross-functional initiatives; Cross-Team Collaboration; High level of engagement across multiple teams; Design API contracts with backend partners; Collaborate closely on designs
Communication Scope
Ability to influence others
Full Job Description
Forward Financing is a financial technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts with team members throughout the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada. The company is on a mission to unlock the capital that fuels small businesses across America. Recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In Boston and certified as a Great Place To Work®, Forward is investing in its employees, technology, and customer experience – with long-term success in mind every step of the way. At Forward, we're building a world-class fintech platform to empower small businesses. Our engineering team isn't just a support function, we're a core driver of the business. We use data from dozens of third-party vendors to fuel our AI/ML initiatives and create a more sophisticated financial ecosystem. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to be a pivotal technical leader within our engineering teams. This person will take ownership of the design and implementation of highly complex and impactful systems that span across multiple domains, with a particular focus on our frontend systems. As a subject matter expert, you will set the technical direction and raise the bar for code quality, design patterns, and operational excellence for your domain. Your ability to influence others will be crucial as you lead cross-functional initiatives and mentor engineers, helping to elevate the quality and efficiency of the entire team. In this role, you will: - Architectural Influence: Lead the design and implementation of significant, cross-functional systems that require technical alignment across multiple engineering teams. They also have significant expertise in designing and implementing complex systems across multiple software applications and/or languages. - Technical Leadership: As a lead engineer for their domain, this Staff Engineer sets the technical direction and raises the bar for code quality, design patterns, and operational excellence. They are a subject matter expert on the frontend sof
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