Software Engineer

About the role: As a Software Engineer at Mission Lane, you’ll work within a team that values curiosity, collaboration, and thoughtful engineering. In this role, you’ll help design, build, and maintain backend services that power our products. Moreover, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to real features used by real customers, helping us solve technical challenges using modern tooling and frameworks. You’ll be responsible for delivering well-tested code, debugging and resolving issues, and continuously learning as you go. Our team emphasizes autonomy with support—you'll have space to take ownership of tasks, but will always have the support of senior engineers. You’ll participate in regular planning and code review sessions, and collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders. Whether you’re building a brand new feature, contributing to a service refactor, or improving test coverage, your work will directly support the growth of the platform and the team. We believe in a strong foundation of engineering practices, and we’ll encourage you to contribute to improving our internal processes, tools, and culture. You'll likely thrive if you have: A strong foundation in computer science (experience with data structures, algorithms, and design patterns) 1-3 years of authoring production-level software (internship experience considered) Experience with backend software languages A genuine passion for technology and a history of bettering your technical skills A team-first mindset; you look to learn from and enable others on your team An eagerness to drive engineering best practices forward Experience coordinating with business stakeholders to deliver technical solutions You'll get bonus points for: A computer science bachelor's degree Experience in a tech startup Having a track record of thriving within an organization (promotions, growth in previous roles, etc) Deep technical experiences: Proficiency in Functional or Object-Oriented programming languages (Kotlin, Java, etc) Experience working with cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS -- Compensation Base Salary: $99,105 - $121,128 USD Additional compensation in the form(s) of participation in our annual incentive program and equity are dependent on role. Pay is based on factors such as work experience, education, certification(s), training, skills, and competencies related to the role. Mission Lane also offers a comprehensive benefits plan, which includes unlimited paid time off, 401(k) match, a monthly wellness stipend, health/ dental/ vision insurance options, disability coverage, paid parental leave, flexible spending account (for childcare and healthcare), life insurance, and a remote-friendly work environment.