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Software Engineer II, Backend
Location
United States
Posted
53 days ago
Salary
$161K - $194K / year
Job Description
Job Requirements
- Strong computer science fundamentals and passion for building scalable backend systems.
- 2–3+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on backend services.
- Proficient in Java with hands-on experience using Flex’s core stack: Spring (core/web/boot), Gradle, JUnit.
- Experience building and maintaining distributed services and APIs at scale in production environments.
- Familiar with REST API design, mobile API best practices, and service-oriented architectures.
- Experience building fault-tolerant systems with multiple external dependencies.
- Skilled in observability and monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog) to ensure high availability.
- Ability to write high-quality code that is testable, maintainable, scalable, and secure.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and deliver high-impact solutions.
- Excellent communicator who thrives in a collaborative, globally-distributed team environment.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision available from Day 1
- Company equity
- 401(k) plan with company match (our company match kicks off at the beginning of 2026)
- Unlimited paid time off + 13 company paid holidays
- Parental leave
- Flex Cares Program
- Free Flex subscription
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