The Role

We are currently accepting applications for full-stack software engineering professionals to join our growing team in Chicago.

As part of the tech team, you will be responsible for building out new products and transitioning the existing tech stack to be more scalable and growth-oriented to help the company provide services to an order of magnitude more students.

We want creative, proactive, and professional software engineers who have deep knowledge and expertise in software engineering. Technology is the core of our business and a key driver of our future, so we want people who can drive technological innovation and solutions.

This role reports to the Lead Software Engineer in Chicago.

Responsibilities

• Full stack application development of our student lending product

• Working with the business to leverage software technology for the largest customer impact

• Collaborating with a geographically diverse team in Dublin and Chicago

• Solving complex technical challenges

• Designing and building advanced automated development, build, test, release and monitoring infrastructure

• Analysing and decomposing complex software systems and coordinating with cross-functional teams to influence design for engineering excellence

Skills

• Proven software development skills building large scale web applications with full-stack experience

• Experience with one or more programming language:  Ruby, SQL, Javascript, Typescript, or Haskell

• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to work well with other engineers

• Well-rounded engineering skills

• Personal initiative in learning new technologies

Experience and Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Maths, or other related field or equivalent experience

Nice to Have Skills

- Experience working in financial services or fintech

- Comfort in fast-paced startup environments

- Knowledge of Unix/Linux environments

- Familiarity using PostgreSQL or other relational databases

- Comfort with functional programming and/or robust type systems

- Experience working in development teams that have delivered commercial software or software-based services

Your Location

Chicago, IL

About Us

Future Finance is changing the student finance landscape in the UK by offering undergraduate and postgraduate students a new way to fund their university education. We are a passionate bunch with a simple core belief: no qualified student should be denied a productive education purely for financial reasons.  That’s why we exist.

Future Finance is an equal opportunities employer.