Senior Software Engineer
1 in 4 American adults do not have a credit score. Launched on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, Self Lender (www.selflender.com) helps U.S. consumers establish credit history so they can gain access to affordable, financial products. We are a Techstars 2015 company.
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You will be working on the product team for Self Lenders' flagship product. You are an agile developer with a wide breadth of experience in a Linux environment.
Candidate Description:
You must be willing to put in maximum brain cycles to solve hard problems and deliver results. You are driven to achieve and you appreciate working in a meritocracy that rewards ability and empirical results.
Responsibilities:
-Solving hard problems in a small team
-Deliver results on a fixed deadline
-Criticize, defend and propose new solutions to hard problems
-Ability to quickly prototype solutions
-Write clean, documented code (googling the answer will not help you here)
Technical Requirements:
-Expert in maintaining and developing efficient web applications using one of the following: Python, Perl, or PHP
-Experience using common frameworks and ability to switch frameworks without an ego
-In-depth understanding of common security practices to develop efficient, safe & secure web applications
-Comfortable in Linux environment
Personal Requirements:
-You must have at least one personal programming project
-Excellent problem-solving skills
-Strong communication skills
-Ability to work both independently and on a small team
-Dependable and dedicated
-Equivalent experience or bachelors degree from accredited university
-Love a challenge