Staff Software Engineer

About EarnIn

As one of the first pioneers of earned wage access, our passion at EarnIn is building products that deliver real-time financial flexibility for those with the unique needs of living paycheck to paycheck. Our community members access their earnings as they earn them, with options to spend, save, and grow their money without mandatory fees, interest rates, or credit checks.

We’re fortunate to have an incredibly experienced leadership team, combined with world-class funding partners like A16Z, Matrix Partners, DST, Ribbit Capital, and a very healthy core business with a tremendous runway. We’re growing fast and are excited to continue bringing world-class talent onboard to help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and resourceful Staff-level backend software engineer to join our Live Pay team. In our team, you’ll work cross-functionally with various teams and contribute to the design and development of key platform services. This person must be strong in JVM languages and event-driven architecture on AWS.

The Canada base salary range for this full-time position is $252,000- $308,000, plus equity and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. This role will be hybrid from our Vancouver, CAN office, with 2 days a week in the office required.

• Drive the design and implementation of new features. Break down complex problems into their bare essentials, translate this complexity into elegant design, and create high-quality, clean code.
• Make a meaningful impact on the lives of our community members.
• Design, develop, and deliver large-scale systems.
• Collaborate and mentor other engineers while providing thoughtful guidance using code, design, and architecture reviews.
• Contribute to defining technical direction, planning the roadmap, escalating issues, and synthesizing feedback to ensure team success.
• Estimate and manage team project timelines and risks.
• Care passionately about producing high-quality, efficient designs and code.
• Constantly learning about new technologies and industry standards in software engineering.
• Work cross-functionally with other teams, including: Analytics, design, product, marketing, and data science.

• 7+ years of development experience in backend software development
• Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Java, Kotlin, Scala, or C#, and experience with at least one major framework such as Spring, Spring Boot, or ASP.NET Core.
• Hands-on experience working in cloud environments: AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Proficiency in event-driven systems such as Kafka, SQS, SNS, or Kinesis, and experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Hands-on experience working with various databases. DynamoDB, MySQL, ElasticSearch
• Proficient in leveraging advanced AI tools and multi-agent coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, and OpenAI APIs) to accelerate development, automate workflows, and improve engineering productivity.
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery tools, and experience in developing and executing functional and integration tests.
• Familiarity with a clean architecture approach and software craftsmanship
• Experience with Kubernetes and microservice architecture is a strong plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

At EarnIn, we believe that the best way to build a financial system that works for everyday people is by hiring a team that represents our diverse community. Our team is diverse not only in background and experience but also in perspective. We celebrate our diversity and strive to create a culture of belonging. EarnIn does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. EarnIn is an E-Verify participant. 

EarnIn does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or HR team.