Staff Software Engineer (Fullstack) - PropelAuth

About Us

Propel is on a mission to build technology that strengthens the social safety net. We’re a passionate team of ~100 Propellers who envision a future where every American has the tools and resources they need to thrive. Over 5 million Americans trust the free, modern Propel app to manage their government benefits, save money, and get updates when their benefits change.

The Role

We’re looking for a motivated Staff Fullstack Engineer to join our engineering team at Propel. This role includes opportunities to flex between individual contributor (IC) work, engineering management, and team leadership across several products and stacks—including interacting with government programs, surfacing savings opportunities, enrolling users in healthcare plans, internal tooling, and architecture.

Here's how you'll impact the company:

• Strategic Leadership: Identify the best technical and product opportunities. Build services from scratch or advocate for large refactors of legacy systems. Have a strong voice in setting the technical and product direction of the company while remaining hands-on.
• Up-level Engineering: Be a role model and establish best practices for technical decisions, code hygiene, written communication, documentation, and shipping high-quality products on a timeline.
• Tackling Complexity: Dive deep into the most important, highest-complexity problems at the company at scale with high autonomy and support.

Requirements:

• 10+ years experience in designing, building, shipping, and maintaining complex full-stack software at scale
• 3+ years experience successfully leading and managing a team
• Fluency in at least one backend and one frontend language, with a willingness to learn Python and JavaScript
• Experience working in a startup environment with the ability to operate effectively and independently amidst ambiguity
• Ability to ramp up quickly to our product ecosystem to contribute to large and impactful projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to provide constructive feedback in technical specs, code reviews, and team discussions
• Passion for making a difference in the lives of our users

What We Offer:

• Meaningful work with a strong, shared sense of mission
• Remote-friendly work environment with a dog-friendly office in Downtown Brooklyn
• 20 days of PTO and unlimited sick days
• 4% 401(k) match
• $10k lifetime spend towards Carrot Fertility
• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision options
• Other health and mental health-focused benefits and perks
• Expected compensation range: $240K - $270K (based on internal leveling)

Note: We are currently accepting applications from candidates residing in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.