Remote Staff Engineer, Backend Engineering (RecordKeeper)

Description:

• Human Interest is seeking a Staff Engineer for Backend Engineering focused on RecordKeeper to ensure people in all lines of work have access to retirement benefits.
• The company aims to make retirement plans affordable and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses.
• The engineering team values continuous improvement, documentation, security, and scalability.
• The role involves driving technical direction for over 20 engineers, providing mentorship, defining architecture, and building systems for servicing 401(k) plans.
• The Recordkeeping team is responsible for bookkeeping of retirement plans, including all financial activities.
• Responsibilities include defining architectures, delivering prototypes, coaching engineers, improving systems, and advocating for scalable designs.
• The position requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in backend software design, cloud technologies, mentoring, and large-scale system delivery.

Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale backend software products.
• Expertise in designing and building modular distributed applications for a growing customer base.
• Solid understanding of auto-scaling cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Ability to influence cross-team standards and practices, articulate business benefits, and mentor other engineers.
• Experience in managing elastic workloads, migrating to scalable technologies, and understanding accounting and 401k domains.
• Strong desire to learn, exchange feedback, and improve technical designs.

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary ranging from $245,000 to $275,000 based on location, skills, and experience.
• Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation in the 401(k) plan with $0 plan fees.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Generous PTO and parental leave policies.
• Additional benefits include mental health support, fertility healthcare, student loan resources, work-from-home stipend, and employee resource groups.
• Awards and accolades include being certified as a Great Place To Work®, Fortune Best Place to Work in the Bay Area, and America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes.