Software Engineer (Early Career)
A Better opportunity:
We are looking for Associate Software Engineers to join our growing Engineering team and make an impact alongside a collaborative team that’s transforming the homeownership industry.
- We continuously ship code to production 50-100 times every day
- Services written in Node.js, Python (3.6) and Go that expose APIs using GraphQL or OpenAPI
- React, CSS in JS, Apollo GraphQL, webpack, SCSS, Ember.js on the frontend
- TypeScript / ES7 across the stack
- Postgres for our relational databases, ActiveMQ for our message broker, Redis for caching, Redshift for analytics
- Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform for deployment and devops
- AWS infrastructure, leveraging EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route53, and much more
Responsibilities will include:
- You will go through Better Engineering Onboarding to understand your impact on redefining the traditional mortgage and homeownership industry. We’re putting the customer first and using technology to rebuild the homeownership process from the ground up.
- You will be assigned a team post-onboarding that is critical to Better’s needs. We love when our engineers are versatile, display leadership qualities, and are enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology in the mortgage industry forward.
- You will be mentored by top engineers in the industry, work in a collaborative team, and see your work go live quickly.
Requirements:
- Strong preference for those graduating Winter 2021 - Spring 2022 with BS or MS in Computer Science or similar. Program is designed for associates with 0-2 years of experience.
- Experience programming in a modern language such as Python, Scala, Java, JS/TS, Go.
- Excitement to work in a fast paced, high growth startup environment.
- Commitment to writing understandable, maintainable, and reusable software.
- Experience working and delivering results with diverse groups of people.
- Desire to deliver and a strong sense of accountability for your work.
Better Benefits & Compensation:
Our total rewards package consists of base salary, equity, benefits, and opportunity for yearly cash bonus. Some of our benefits include:
- Comprehensive healthcare, retirement, and voluntary benefits. Think medical, dental, vision, savings accounts, 401k, and more.
- Personalized care and tools for realizing your mental health and wellness goals
- Robust wellbeing offerings that allow you unlimited access to virtual fitness, meditation, yoga, cooking classes, homeschooling preparedness, physical therapy, and more.
- Unlimited time off (with manager approval)
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 90 days of employment, and 20 weeks after 24 months of service.
- Inclusive fertility benefits for you or your eligible dependents, regardless of participation in a Better medical plan.