About Us:
We believe that everyone deserves access to financial peace of mind. We’re dedicated to building simple and inclusive financial tools that help our members create healthy habits, achieve financial stability, and build a better future.Perpay is located in Center City, Philadelphia in a one of a kind, river-front office. The space inspires our talented team members to build life-changing products for our customers and have fun while doing it! We created a home away from home by designing a kitchen, living room, bar, and office space all-in-one.
It sets the standard for relaxed, collaborative work that encourages our team to follow their curiosity and draw their own map to a successful career.We are proudly backed by First Round Capital and JP Morgan. Join us as we transform the credit landscape!Our Products:
- Perpay Marketplace - Shop top brands and pay over time with no interest or fees.
- Perpay+ Credit Building - Report your marketplace payment history and see your credit score increase by 36 points (on average) within the first 6 months.
- Perpay Credit Card - Shop and build credit anywhere Mastercard is accepted. Earn 3% rewards, redeemable on our marketplace.
About the Role:
In this role, you will be the first mobile engineer and React Native expert on our team. You will directly impact our business by creating and maintaining a native Perpay app. You will work directly with our CTO, Head of Product, COO and CEO to build a mobile first experience. This is a fullstack role where you'll not only build complex apps but will also make impactful decisions on the product. Our tech stack: Javascript, React, Redux, Python, Django, Flask, Kubernetes, AWS, Docker and moreOur greatest strength is our people and we’d love for you to be one of them!
Responsibilities:
- Building smooth, stable, highly testable, and beautiful products with React Native, Redux, and Javascript
- Owning our native app from inception, design feedback, and implementation through the launch and support of new features.
- Collaborating with Product Designers, Product Managers, Backend Engineers, and Data Engineers to ensure we’re shipping the right things to our users and iterating based on their feedback.
What You’ll Bring:
- The native app engineer should have built at least one sizable production application using React/Redux and ES6 JavaScript within the past year. We value an excitement to analyze data, solve tough problems, and deliver solutions in a fast-paced startup environment.
- 3+ years in software development experience, delivering commercial products to market
- BS in Computer Science or related field
- Enjoy working on mobile apps at all levels – from networking up to user interfaces and everything in between.
- Build high availability and resilient systems which can accept and report orders no matter the network or device conditions.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript, including the latest ECMAScript standards.
- An understanding of REST API-Driven Microservices & Micro Frontends
- Strong knowledge of how the web works and how to make it efficient (HTTP, caching, page rendering, mobile optimization, etc).
- Significant experience with React and the React ecosystem as well as unidirectional data flow patterns, preferably Redux.
- History of effectively collaborating with creative, technical, and business teams
- An understanding of MVC web application frameworks, preferably Django
- A firm understanding of data design and both relational database and NoSQL databases
- A belief in Agile methodologies, while still knowing how and when to adapt them to fit a team and projects
- A passion for UX/UI design or familiarity with UX/UI principles
- The ability to pick up new technologies quickly, with software engineering fundamentals being valued more than familiarity with specific tools or languages
- A strong focus on writing and deploying clear, scalable, readable, and testable code
- Excellent communication skills; both with customers and team members
- Bonus points for experience with AWS and Docker
Hey, we know not everybody checks all the boxes, so if you’re interested, please apply because you could be just what we’re looking for!
What We’ll Bring:
- Competitive salary + company equity
- 401k with company match
- Medical / Dental / Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Relocation assistance
- Pre-tax commuter benefit
- Student loan repayment match
- Gym subsidy with City Fitness
- Cell phone plan
- Paid parental leave
- Unlimited PTO
Additional Perks:
- Opportunity to gain experience at one of the fastest-growing financial startups in the country
- Work on both e-commerce & fintech customer-facing products
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, marketing, operations, data teams, and more
This is not a remote opportunity; it is 100% onsite (#LI-Onsite) (#LI-TH1)Perpay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in all its forms and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy), marital status, political affiliation, age, veteran status, disability status or other non-merit factor. Please contact us at careers@perpay.com to request accommodation.
