Self Financial

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Self Financial is a venture-backed, high-growth FinTech company with a mission to increase economic inclusion and financial resilience by empowering people to build credit and build savings. We're looking for people who share our passion and are driven to tackle challenges, find solutions and make the financial space better for the communities we serve. Our team is passionate about challenging the status quo of the credit industry by providing people accessible tools to take control of their credit. Executing on our mission requires deep collaboration across our teams to ensure our products reach the people who can benefit from them the most, particularly the 100 million+ Americans who have no or low credit. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. About the Role We’re growing our Frontend Engineering team at Self. You’ll join a high-performing team building Self Financial’s mobile app and web experiences. We care deeply about creativity, quality, and delivering an innovative user experience to a large customer base in a fast-paced, “team-of-teams” environment with frequent releases. We are hiring for multiple Frontend Engineering openings across levels. While this posting reflects the core expectations of the role, final title and leveling will be determined based on demonstrated experience, scope of impact, and competencies assessed throughout the interview process. We are committed to transparent communication and will align on level and compensation expectations as we move through each stage. Staff Software Engineers (P4) are expected to play a key leadership role in shaping technical direction, driving high-impact projects, and mentoring engineering teams. In this role, you will be a force multiplier, leveraging deep technical expertise, domain knowledge, and a strategic mindset to enhance our software platforms and business outcomes. As a Staff Engineer, you will lead multi-team initiatives, identify and address systemic challenges, and set high standards for engineering excellence. You will influence project direction, ensure alignment with business objectives, and contribute to organizational governance, making a lasting impact on the engineering culture and technical platforms. What you’ll do Build customer-facing experiences that feel seamless across Android, iOS, and Web. Integrate front-end functionality with REST APIs and third-party services (feature flags, analytics, messaging). Own quality: testing strategy, code reviews, accessibility, performance profiling, and safe rollout practices. Provide architectural guidance, identifying and addressing systemic technical challenges. Drive alignment across engineering, product, and business stakeholders to maximize project value and impact. Lead cross-team architectural discussions, technical strategy, and platform improvements. Mentor junior and senior engineers across the engineering team Provide technical leadership by guiding teams on solution design, ownership, and accountability. What you bring 8-12 years of software engineering experience, with emphasis on building frontend web and/or mobile applications. Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and modern frontend fundamentals (performance, accessibility, testing). Experience with HTML/CSS and modern web technologies (Next.js is a plus). Experience building and consuming REST APIs. Experience with common engineering tools such as Git, Jira, Confluence (or similar). Comfort collaborating across the stack (debugging APIs/services; experience with Python or similar is a plus). Bonus: GraphQL, SQL/Postgres, cloud/AWS familiarity, and experience working in an Agile environment. Proven ability to lead technical projects and collaborate across teams to drive business impact. Experience mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction within an organization. What makes you stand out Direct experience building mobile applications for iOS and Android Proven ability shipping with React Native Experience with third-party tools such as Contentful, Braze, Segment, LaunchDarkly Prior Team Leadership experience Base salary is $135,000-200,000 annually. Individual pay is based on factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, and other job-related reasons. Benefits and Perks: We have the compensation and benefits you expect. But there's one thing that Self Financial can offer that many companies cannot: we can positively change the world, while making a profit. We are a team of Builders, empowering our customers to build their dreams. We have a Do the Right Thing ethos in all that we do, and we hope you value that approach, too. Our perks include: Company equity in the form of Stock Options Performance-based bonuses Generous employer-paid health, vision and dental insurance coverage Flexible vacation policy Educational assistance Free gym membership Casual dress code Team building events and activities Remote work arrangements/ flexible work schedule Paid parental leave Self Financial requires all employees hired to successfully pass a background check. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. At this time, we are only able to consider applicants who are U.S. Citizens or Green Card Holders for employment opportunities. We appreciate your understanding.