Senior Software Engineer, Platform; Worker Value

Senior Software Engineer, Platform (Worker Value)

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Branch is on a mission to empower workers with financial freedom. We do this by helping companies accelerate payments and providing working Americans with accessible, free financial services. We're committed to building and delivering more inclusive, transparent, and frictionless financial products.

Our goal of empowerment extends to our own employees, too. Have a great idea? Share it today and it might just get implemented tomorrow. As a member of our team, your voice and creativity matter—and they can directly impact our products, company, and culture.

We not only focus on attracting great talent from across the country, but also on building teams that help that talent thrive. That means valuing a diversity of opinions and working styles, while creating a shared belief in innovation, initiative, and winning together.

Come join our team as we develop new ways to improve the lives of working Americans.

In this Senior Software Engineer role at Branch, you will be responsible for developing core components for our Fin Tech products. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Java and microservices, with a focus on designing and optimizing scalable backend services and RESTful APIs.

This position requires a solid foundation in computer science and a passion for upholding high engineering standards through code reviews and collaborative teamwork.

This role will be part of our Worker Value team, specifically focused on delivering user-facing capabilities that create meaningful value for the workers who rely on Branch every day. The team is responsible for bringing new experiences to market that empower users to better manage their finances, make informed decisions, and build long-term financial stability. You'll work closely with product and design teams to build reliable APIs and services that translate business intent into an easy-to-use feature set for our users.

• Measure and optimize the performance, scalability, and uptime of backend services
• Demonstrate and promote a culture of engineering excellence
• Conduct design and code reviews and push the bar for engineering rigor and standards
• Collaborate with product management, customer success, and customer support to deliver the best experience for our users
• Focus on consistent, cohesive REST APIs and domain driven service design to facilitate and orchestrate service contracts

• Attention to detail and passion for doing great work
• 5+ years of experience in building clean, well architected, distributed, and scalable software
• Strong computer science fundamentals, with deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Strong command of Java and Java based microservices with Spring Boot
• Experience designing and supporting customer facing RESTful APIs
• Design and implementation of relational database schemas running on Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, Oracle, or equivalent
• Fluent with unit / integration testing concepts and tools including JUnit / Mockito, or equivalent
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, git-flow, Sonar Qube for CICD a plus
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent program

The salary range for this role is $160‑170k. The salary range displayed reflects an average base salary range for the position across all the U.S. The base salary offered to an applicant could be higher or lower based on each applicant's specific skill set, depth of experience, relevant education or training, etc.

This position is classified as REMOTE within the United States of America. We are unable to hire candidates located outside of the domestic U.S.

• Market-leading medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Stock options
• Free Premium‑Tier Origin Financial Wellness subscription
• Monthly home‑office stipend
• 401k (Trans America)
• 12‑weeks paid parental leave for birthing and non‑birthing parents
• Flexible time off + sick and safe time
• 11 paid company holidays

A remote‑first company with employees located throughout the U.S., Branch emphasizes transparency,…