Full Stack Software Engineer

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EquityZen is an early-mid stage financial technology company, backed by leading venture and private equity investors. We’re looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer to join our growing team as we rapidly expand our industry-defining online investment platform. Our ideal candidate loves using Python with Django, Flask, or similar for production, and is always thinking about performance, testability, and maintainability. They enjoy ideating and collaborating with designers and are passionate about pixel perfect interfaces. Our team is a group of ambitious, yet humble people across all disciplines and backgrounds. Have a look at our team and values and join us if you’re interested in these set of values.

Our platform enables large, private companies to deliver liquidity to their shareholders while providing investors access to invest in these proven, pre-IPO companies. EquityZen has served 125+ premier tech and digital health companies and is proud to be considered a liquidity provider for 1 out of 3 of the largest unicorns. A testament to EquityZen's secure, paperless, and industry-defining online investment platform, we have successfully completed 6500+ private placement transactions. Focusing on automating an antiquated offline process has allowed us to lead the charge in building more efficient, cost-effective, and transparent private markets. Watch this short video to learn more: equityzen.com/press.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Contribute to all areas of the stack and be involved in multiple, highly visible and impactful projects
  • Work hand-in-hand with designers, PM, business stakeholders and fellow engineers to ideate, design, and implement experiences that are used by tens of thousands of customers as well as our internal teams
  • Work with cutting-edge technologies and introduce improvements to our stack, end-user experience, business processes, and workflows via rapid prototypes/proof-of-concepts 
  • Work with an agile team that champions software development best practices

THE RIGHT STUFF

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related discipline
  • 3+ years of professional experience working with Python applications in production
  • 3+ years of professional experience with HTML5, CSS (SASS/LESS/CSS Modules), and JavaScript and/or TypeScript
  • Production experience working with React JSX and a state management library like Redux or mobx
  • Professional experience writing ES6/7 JavaScript and/or TypeScript and working with transpilers like Babel
  • Hands on experience developing GraphQL schemas and/or Swagger definitions for GraphQL and RESTful APIs, respectively
  • Experience working on a fast-paced, lean organization that is 100% accountable for its commitments
  • Able to take high-level requests, break them down to digestible tasks, and own them to completion
  • Passionate about writing maintainable code, automated testing, and thorough code review
  • Strong oral and written communication skills

OUR TECH STACK

EquityZen runs a robust stack which is containerized and deployed on Kubernetes in the AWS cloud. On the front end, we leverage React, Redux and GraphQL. On the back end, Django, Celery, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, and RabbitMQ. 

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE 

  • Experience with our stack 
  • Experience with NodeJS
  • Experience mentoring team members on new technologies
  • Experience conducting product demonstrations for non-technical users
  • Entrepreneurial experience and drive
  • Prior work in financial services or the FinTech sector
  • First hand understanding of marketplace businesses

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN 

  • Experience working on a fast growing and fast moving team who is passionate about building amazing products that provide high value to our customers and are a pleasure to use
  • Hands on experience with the venture capital and technology-driven startup ecosystems
  • Opportunity to work closely with business stakeholders across the entire organization, including the founding team
  • Equity, competitive salary, full employee benefits (health, dental, vision), flexible paid time off, stocked fridge, supply of snacks, weekly catered lunch and more!

EquityZen provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, EquityZen complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. EquityZen expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of EquityZen’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
    • GolangLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • ReactLibraries
    • ReduxLibraries
    • DjangoFrameworks
    • TensorFlowFrameworks
    • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
    • MixpanelAnalytics
    • SketchDesign
    • FigmaDesign
    • AsanaManagement
    • IntercomCRM
    • SalesforceCRM

Location

We have a beautiful space just doors from the New York Stock Exchange! Right in the heart of where good things happen for EquityZen.

An Insider's view of EquityZen

What's the biggest problem your team is solving?

Our team is tackling the challenge of creating greater accessibility to Pre-IPO marketplaces. By developing technologies that streamline the process of private investing, we generate value for shareholders and investors. Additionally, by creating intuitive experiences we attract market participants with varying financial management expertise.

Shanie

Senior Front End Engineer

What are EquityZen Perks + Benefits

EquityZen Benefits Overview

Our benefits emphasize our 'Be Human' value, placing our employees first by providing excellent health care, generous leave policies, and a 401k match program.

Culture
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Quarterly engagement surveys
In-person all-hands meetings
Monthly town hall meetings with company leadership.
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Starting in 2022, we are excited to be offering a match of up to 4% of an employee's base salary - 100% of the first 3% of contributions and 50% of the next 2%.
Company equity
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Our Founders generously matched donations in 2020 to support our belief in the fight against racial and social injustice.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Free snacks and drinks
EquityZen offers a fully stocked kitchen including coffee, tea, and snacks. We're always open to suggestions to keep things fresh.
Some meals provided
EquityZen brings in a catered lunch every Friday. Cinco de Mayo? Bring on the tacos!
Company-sponsored happy hours
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Promote from within
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications
EquityZen ensures that everyone has the licenses and certifications they need to do their job.

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