Please note: Propel's offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day. We plan to respond to all submitted applications once our offices re-open.
Are you an experienced UX Engineer or Frontend Engineer looking to make a big impact at a mission-driven company? Do you thrive in high-autonomy startup environments?
Propel is on a mission to build modern, respectful, and effective technology that helps low-income Americans improve their financial health. All of our users deserve first-class experiences in their daily interactions with the social safety net and financial services, and too often, tech leaves this population behind. We're a passionate team of 100 Propellers – all working towards a vision where all Americans can make it through every month with dignity and abundance. We’re looking for a motivated Senior UX Engineer or Frontend Engineer to join our engineering team at Propel to help make this a reality.
This role will make an impact and possibly work across several products and stacks, including mobile banking, interacting with government programs, surfacing savings opportunities, healthcare, frontend architecture, and more! We are looking for a passionate, user-centric engineer that is excited about working on meaningful problems and delivering beautiful solutions that have a positive impact on our users’ lives.
What we offer:
- An engineering culture that is humble, motivated, and collaborative
- Consistent knowledge sharing through projects or bugs demos, Lunch Learn presentations, and documentation
- A people-first approach to management where we value engineers’ voices, support career development, and offer opportunities for technical growth that interest you
- Meaningful work and a strong shared sense of mission
- A remote-first working environment. Our headquarters is in Brooklyn and we have in offices in San Francisco and Salt Lake City. We're currently accepting applications from the states we have an established entity, which includes California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
- 20 Days of PTO
- 4% 401K match
- $10k lifetime spend towards Carrot Fertility
- Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision options
- Free access to Ginger mental health, Gympass, Headspace, One Medical, Rightway, Sofi, and Spring Health
- Fair, equitable, and competitive salaries. Propel believes that everyone should be compensated fairly and equitably. We set our salary ranges using compensation data from hundreds of NYC based startups at our stage. Additionally, pay is not determined based on location. The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $230,000 depending on experience and interview performance. Equity and excellent benefits come with this position as well!
What you will do:
- Build software systems used by millions of Americans in their moments of financial need
- Build iOS and Android apps using Vue + TypeScript + Capacitor
- Work with our design team to define and create a world-class user experience
- Ensure that our technology works across a range of situations - low-end Android, limited data plans, etc
- Contribute to building our eng culture and processes as we continue to scale
- Collaborate on deciding on the right projects, building great solutions, and helping your team succeed
- Effectively communicate with team members during code reviews
What you have:
- 5+ years of frontend development experience
- Experience building something substantial with a Javascript Framework such as Vue, React, or Angular (our frontend is written in VueJS + Typescript)
- Experience building out and maintaining either mobile or web frontend infrastructure
- Experience shipping and iterating in close collaboration with design and product partners
- Experience with a startup environment or the ability to operate effectively when faced with ambiguity
- A passion for making a difference in the lives of our users
- Nice to Haves: Experience with Figma, UX principles, Accessibility, Interaction Design, or government and safety net services
United States
