Staff Software Engineer

Meet Method

We built Method to propel the next decade of consumer finance. Method’s APIs are redefining financial connectivity with real-time read-write access to consumer liability accounts and bringing consumer finance one step closer to being autonomous.

We are built on the tenets of consumer permissioned data access to enable financial institutions to deliver the most competitive products and seamless experiences to the consumer. We have helped 4+ million users connect 30+ million liability accounts, credential-less, save millions in interest and fees and get access to billions of dollars in personalized loans. We have partnered with 60+ financial institutions - including Bilt Rewards, SoFi, PenFed, Figure, Happy Money and Aven - to deliver frictionless, personalized and engaging user experiences.

We’re a team of 30+ people spread across offices in Austin, Washington D.C., and New York City! We’re excited to continue the momentum working alongside our investors and advisors from Andreessen Horowitz, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Avra, and Ardent. To learn more about us, check out our blog !

The impact

As a Staff Software Engineer at Method, you will be a key technical contributor while also helping shape our engineering culture and driving technical excellence. This is a hands-on role, but a portion of your time will be committed to mentoring and guiding the engineering team. You will collaborate closely with the executive leadership team and cross-functional partners in Customer Success, Product, and GTM to influence strategic technical decisions while remaining deeply involved in implementation.

What you'll do

• Serve as a primary technical contributor while providing guidance and mentorship to a team of engineers, helping them develop their skills and grow professionally.

• Balance your hands-on development work with helping to coordinate resource allocation across projects, ensuring efficient utilization of our engineering talent.

• Architect and implement technical solutions to enhance our infrastructure, processes, and overall architecture, leading by example with your own code.

• Drive execution speed by actively participating in and optimizing workflows, identifying and removing bottlenecks, and implementing engineering best practices.

• Work cross-functionally with other teams to help define and execute on the product roadmap, bridging the gap between technical capabilities and business objectives.

• Participate in technical interviews and help onboard new engineers to maintain a high-performing engineering team.
  

Who you are

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with some experience in technical leadership or mentoring roles.

• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in full-stack development, preferably with JavaScript, React, Node.js, and NoSQL databases.

• Experience in a growth stage start-up, ideally in the Series A - D size

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Passion for staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly in the FinTech space.

Extra awesome

• Experience in Finance / FinTech industries.

• Knowledge of payment systems and financial regulations.

The annual US base salary range for this role is: $215,000-$250,000.