Junior Software Engineer at Alloy in New York City

Summary: Alloycampus is a company focused on solving identity risk problems for financial institutions. They are seeking a Junior Software Engineer to write code for new features, fix bugs, and collaborate with other teams throughout the product development lifecycle. Responsibilities: - Write code to build new features, fix bugs, and make system improvements according to Alloy engineering best practices -- including styling and testing - Own your own tasks, ask for help, and complete work on time - Be responsive to bugs, questions, and other ad hoc issues that arise during day-to-day work - Grow your own skillset by proactively working with and seeking help from other engineers - Productively collaborate with Design, Product, and other Engineers throughout the product development lifecycle, including product and design feedback and code review Required Qualifications: - Write code to build new features, fix bugs, and make system improvements according to Alloy engineering best practices -- including styling and testing - Own your own tasks, ask for help, and complete work on time - Be responsive to bugs, questions, and other ad hoc issues that arise during day-to-day work - Grow your own skillset by proactively working with and seeking help from other engineers - Productively collaborate with Design, Product, and other Engineers throughout the product development lifecycle, including product and design feedback and code review - Values in-person collaboration in our Manhattan office on Tuesdays and Thursdays - Can walk us through examples of code you wrote from internships, personal projects, school work, open-source projects, etc - Is tenacious when figuring out bugs and building features but also knows how to timebox and ask for help - Enjoys a mix of collaborating on projects with teammates and owning individual projects - Proactively communicates about your work, both the challenges and successes - Is driven to improve by learning from other engineers and finding other development opportunities - Internalizes the 'why' behind features, understanding what the users want to be able to do Preferred Qualifications: - Banking / the financial services industry - Mid-size startups - UI component libraries and design systems - Elasticsearch / OpenSearch - AWS (e.g. Redshift) Required Skills: Python, NodeJS, PostgreSQL Important Skills: React, AWS Benefits: Unlimited PTO and flexible work policy, Employee stock options, Medical, dental, vision plans with HSA (monthly employer contribution) and FSA options, 401k with 100% match up to 4% of annual employee compensation, Eligible new parents receive 16 weeks of paid parental leave, Home office stipend for new employees, Annual Learning & Development annual stipend, Well-being benefits include access to ClassPass, OneMedical, and Spring Health