Software Engineer, Frontend - Consumer Banking

Company: Blend
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Software Engineer, Frontend - Consumer Banking Blend helps lenders maximize their digital agility. Our digital lending platform is used by Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and other leading financial institutions to increase customer acquisition, improve productivity, and accelerate the delivery of any banking product across every channel. We process more than $3 billion in mortgages and consumer loans daily, helping millions of consumers get into homes and gain access to the capital they need to lead better lives. The Consumer Banking team helps bring us closer to our mission of increasing transparency and accessibility across consumer finance. Our goal is to drive the adoption of Blend as a product beyond retail mortgage by focusing on new business initiatives for the company - deposit accounts, auto/personal loans, credit cards - increasing revenue streams for existing customers, and drawing in new enterprise customers to use Blend. We're seeking passionate front-end engineers at all levels to help grow our business! As a front-end engineer on the Consumer Banking team, you'll have the ability to improve user experiences for our existing products and help build our next generation configurable platform. This is a full-stack team that works cross-functionally with product, design, business development, and external stakeholders to execute on new business initiatives. We work like a mini-startup within Blend, with a focus on rapid learning and iteration. If you are a strong engineer who wants to see your work have an immediate, tangible impact on our customers and industry, we want to hear from you! How you'll contribute:

• Implement borrower (end-user) and banker facing UI / UX for new business products
• Provide front-end architectural expertise building products for Blend's new business initiatives
• Work cross-functionally with Blend teams such as Product and Design to build new products and services that drive the adoption of Blend beyond the original mortgage product
• As an owner of several customer-facing products, provide occasional on-call support Who you are:
  • Industry experience as a software engineer - domain knowledge in enterprise software or consumer lending not required - open to all levels
  • Excellent coding, problem solving, and debugging skills
  • Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience at a rapid-growth startup
  • Experience with React, TypeScript, Node.js
  • Web application / full-stack development experience Benefits and Perks:
    • Meaningful equity and a 401(k)--plan
    • Comprehensive health benefits
    • Sponsored gym memberships, ClassPass credits, or wellness stipend
    • Lunch, dinner, snacks, and Pizza Fridays
    • On-site meditation, yoga, and massage
    • Flexible work schedule, with open vacation--policy
    • 4 months of paid parental or personal--leave
    • Convenient location, with parking programs, and flexible commuter--options Blend is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, inclusion and belonging. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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