Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Our Business

FISPAN is an Enterprise SaaS FinTech start-up that allows for banks to deploy embedded financial products and services to create a seamless banking connection for their corporate clients. Our product aims to provide instant scale and reach for banks who want to remove friction and add value by enabling their commercial banking clients to access banking services through their preferred operational software. Founded in 2016 by respected and renowned entrepreneur Lisa Shields, FISPAN is on a mission to create the best product in the FinTech industry, and fundamentally change the way that companies bank. Being the market leader in ERP-banking, we work with the world's Tier 1 banks with assets exceeding up to $3T, including J.P. Morgan Chase.
With our rapid growth and global expansion, we are looking for dynamic and passionate individuals to join our team and inclusive culture. FISPAN recognizes that the differences in each of us is what makes FISPAN a different kind of business. Being a Vancouver based start-up, our modern and scenic office is located in downtown's historic Marine Building. The interview process for this position will be entirely remote, and we are open to remote work options.

Position

We are looking for a senior developer with experience using Docker, Kubernetes, AWS and looking to take on new challenges. The candidate should be ready to lead the team on the technical front and work closely with the other engineering teams to promote a collaborative environment and bring ideas forward. Their mission would be to use technology to deliver high quality client integrations, and iteratively reduce time per integration by building reusable components.

They should drive technological initiatives and mentor the team with regards to improvements and new technologies. The ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of Java/Spring Boot within a microservices environment. You will report directly to the team lead and assist in identifying and reporting KPIs.

The team and company are growing, you will need to identify ways to improve efficiency and work with the engineering leads across all teams to identify weaknesses and improvements. You will be part of the core implementations engineering team working closely with product to build out solutions for numerous payment provider partners and build upon integrations with internal engineering teams.

The successful candidate will be a strong technical lead with excellent communication skills able to work collaboratively with many teams and help encourage and mentor other members of the team, including documentation, identifying enhancements/tools and being part of a regular on-call rota to support our other teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement enhancements to our banking platform in languages like Java(17 and above) and Kotlin
• Design and implement integrations with clients via various methodologies (sftp/API/configuration)
• Knowledge of Restful APIs using backend frameworks like Spring-boot(Java / Kotlin)
• Owning team's deliverables and directing the team towards higher quality standards, assisting in technology choices.
• Participate in technical discussions and decision-making with the goal of high-quality deliverables, faster implementations for the clients.
• Good understanding of modern cloud infra/deployments like AWS, docker, kubernetes.
• Previous experience with Fintechs and accounting / ERP systems is a great asset.
• Participate in the team's on-call support. We follow the principle "You build it, you maintain it".
• Passion for technology and readiness to adapt with the changing technology landscape.

If you feel you'd be a great fit, let us know why and include some examples of your craft (GitHub links are the best). Here is some info on our tech stack.

Why Work With Us?

• Experienced team

Our CEO's previous venture, Hyperwallet, was purchased by Paypal and ranks as one of the largest Canadian acquisitions! All of our Co-Founders are seasoned professionals within their field. Join our team to build your network and engage in mentorship opportunities.

• Start-Up Environment

FISPAN's start-up nature implies autonomy and leadership over projects. Our employees hold a higher level of responsibility and are presented with various hands-on opportunities from the get-go. We want our team to reach their full potential and career aspirations.

• Rich Culture

We understand that personal growth happens on multiple levels, which is why we encourage a work-life balance to have family time, explore new ideas and develop hobbies. At FISPAN, you can also expect various (virtual) company-wide events and clubs to drive engagement.

• Perks

Our prime downtown Vancouver office is close to a Skytrain, prestige shopping, and coastal views. FISPAN employees have access to our building fitness center and amenities, fully stocked cupboards, weekly team lunches, and daily coffee runs. We also set our employees up for success by providing the most modern MacBook and Apple equipment.

• Compensation & Vacation

FISPAN offers industry-researched and competitive pay, annual compensation reviews, options, incentive plans, and health & wellness benefits. Also, enjoy four weeks accruing vacation per annum. We believe in rewarding our driven and hardworking team.

Compensation and Benefits Package

FISPAN believes in an atmosphere and culture when innovation can flourish, collaboration and teamwork are valued and transparency is at the core of it all. We want our employees to see how the ideas they help generate today have an impact on how we do business tomorrow.With that, the hiring salary range for this position is $119,000-$145,000 annually; the base pay offered is based on comparable market data from companies of similar employee size, revenue and location.As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive semi-annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At FISPAN, we reward employees for achieving their objectives, going beyond the requirements of their job, demonstrating leadership, fostering innovation and advancing the organization as a whole. We value talented people of all backgrounds and characteristics that share our vision of being the number one platform for the business banking ecosystem.

Other components of our towards rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth.

• Extended health and dental benefits
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Parenthood top-up
• Mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements and may vary, only be partially or not at all available based on criteria such as location, employment status, etc. We'll be happy to clarify eligibility for interviewing candidates.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

As FISPAN continues to grow, we are committed to celebrating diversity, endorsing equity, and encouraging inclusion. This starts in the recruitment process. All job postings are first evaluated in a gender decoding platform to ensure fair candidate pools. Human Resources and hiring managers also engage in blind-hiring and resume review practices to ensure we are being objective and mitigating any potential biases.

FISPAN'S underrepresented groups stand at over 50% with an equal gender balance in our upper manager team, as well. Notably, this position is within the Product department which has our most underrepresented groups representation at over 50% of the department. We aim to make FISPAN the best place to start, explore, and grow a career for everyone.