Sr. Software Engineer (Backend) - Lively

About Lively

Lively set out to raise the bar on benefit solutions, because we believe no one should have to sacrifice personal wellness for financial wellness. While traditional benefits focus more on transactions and less on the humans using them, Lively harnesses user-centric design and innovative technology to deliver an effortless experience for employers and account holders alike. Our modern HSA is consistently top-rated, and we have since expanded our offerings to provide a full suite of other benefits and services for companies, consumers, and financial institutions.

Lively is a remote-first company, headquartered in San Francisco with employees across the US. Come join us and help make getting the value out of your benefits as simple as it should be.

About the Role

We are looking for a strong Senior Software Engineer who wants to create deep and meaningful product engagement experiences. We have an increasing user base, and you will be focusing on implementing and enhancing our investment and financial products. Our customers trust us with a lot: integrating seamlessly across financial institutions, moving funds, tracking balances, helping with their healthcare decisions, and keeping their data extremely secure.

In order to take on this mission, we’re building our applications on modern web technologies around HTML/CSS/JavaScript/React, Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS Lambda, Kinesis, etc. You should be comfortable contributing to every part of the stack—from UI to API development, complex integrations with financial institutions and partners, and infrastructure—but you will focus primarily on backend development.

Even though this position is based in Portugal, you will be working closely with US-based employees. You must be fluent in both written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and provide feedback on product requirements.
• Implement features and functionality with clean and maintainable code.
• Take pride in software quality through rigorous functional testing and writing automated unit tests.
• Troubleshoot production issues, provide resolutions, and make recommendations for improvement.

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years at a technology company in a software development or similar role.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English, with strong communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge in software design and familiarity with design patterns.
• Experienced with TypeScript, JavaScript, and Node.js.
• Strong fundamental understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Ability to model and design intuitive and scalable schemas.
• Strong debugging skills and willingness to dive into other technical areas.
• Strong product delivery record.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology.
• Proven experience building backend services with high availability and scalability requirements.
• Someone who isn't afraid of responsibility, has a good sense of humor, and a down-to-earth personality.

Compensation

• Base Salary Range: €80.000 — €90.000 EUR per year (depending on location and experience).