Job Application for Full-Stack Software Engineer (Front-End Focus) at Amount

Amount provides a unified digital origination and decisioning platform that helps financial institutions meet the moment. Designed to scale with banks and credit unions at any stage of their digital journey, Amount delivers a seamless, digital-first experience—streamlining everything from loan origination to deposit account opening. With built-in fraud orchestration and risk management, Amount enables financial institutions to control risk across any product while optimizing performance and enhancing security. Our flexible, modular platform is backed by enterprise-grade infrastructure and compliance, allowing institutions to launch new offerings in months, not years. Amount’s clients include financial institutions collectively managing over $3.1T in assets and serving more than 50 million U.S. consumers. Learn more at www.amount.com.

Inclusion, diversity, and belonging are core to Amount's values, and we believe they are more than words, they are actions. We support our commitment to these ideas by empowering intrepid engagement and learning, increasing diverse representation, and fostering a culture where everyone can bring their full self to work without regard to differences. We look for people who embrace this culture.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

As a Full-Stack Software Engineer with a Front-End Focus, you'll start your day syncing with a mission-driven Client Experience team, collaborating with designers, back-end engineers, and product managers to align on priorities. Your primary focus will be designing and implementing scalable, high-performance user interfaces, while also integrating with and optimizing back-end services.

You'll work primarily in JavaScript, TypeScript, and React, leveraging modern frameworks to build seamless, responsive web applications. You'll ensure UI/UX best practices are followed, optimize front-end performance for high-traffic fintech applications, and contribute to our back-end services using Java and Spring Boot.

By the end of the day, you'll review pull requests, refine sprint goals, and explore innovative ways to improve both the front-end experience and full-stack efficiency.

Team: Will join a client experience mission-driven team.

Similar job titles: Software Engineer, Full-Stack Software Engineer, Software Developer, Front-End Software Engineer

Salary: $120,000 - $160,000

Benefits & Perks: Check them out HERE!

WHAT WE’LL TRUST YOU TO DELIVER:

Write clean, maintainable, and scalable front-end and full-stack code that meets performance and security standards
Translate complex requirements into intuitive, high-performance user interfaces, while integrating them seamlessly with back-end services
Work closely with product and design teams to implement user-friendly features aligned with business needs
Improve load times, responsiveness, and scalability of front-end applications, leveraging best practices in caching and asset management
Work with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and microservices to connect front-end applications with scalable, high-performance back-end systems
Review pull requests, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement
Stay ahead of emerging front-end technologies, ensuring the best tools and frameworks are leveraged for modern fintech applications

WHAT YOU LIKELY BRING TO THE TABLE:

8+ years in software development, with at least 5+ years of front-end expertise in a SaaS or FinTech environment
Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and experience with Angular or Vue.js is a plus
Strong knowledge of Redux, React Query, or similar tools for managing application state
Familiarity with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architectures (ActiveMQ, Temporal)
Experience with PostgreSQL or Redis for front-end data management and caching
Deep understanding of front-end optimization techniques, including lazy loading, asset minification, and efficient API calls
Experience working in agile teams with Jira, Confluence, and Git-based workflows
A passion for pixel-perfect implementation, accessibility, and modern design principles

TOOLS YOU WILL OR MIGHT WORK WITH:

ReactJs, Java, Springboot, Micronaut, Temporal, ActiveMQ, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, Git

ABOUT AMOUNT (TL;DR)

Founded: 2020

Employees: 150+

Locations: Chicago (HQ) and US Remote

Funding: Amount has raised $281M in total equity capital since inception, including most recently at a valuation of $1B. Investors include WestCap, Hanaco Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Invus Opportunities, Mastercard, and PSCU

Press: Amount Blog - Equity Raise, Business Wire, PR Newswire - Comerica, PYMNTS - PSCU, A Year in Review - Amount’s Blog, Builtin, The Financial Brand

Key Customers: TD Bank, Velera, Guaranteed Rate, American Express, Citizens, Fifth Third Bank, Bank United, FIS, Associated Bank, Comerica
Social Media: LinkedIn, Builtin, Twitter, Amount Blog
Tech Stack: Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Lattice, G Suite, Atlassian, AWS, Python, Java, Ruby, GO, node.js, Temporal, Scala, Apache NiFi, Talend, Informatica, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Pandas, Looker, Argo, Airflow Luigi, Kubernetes, C#, JavaScript (for advanced concepts), ASP.NET MVC, .NET Core, Microsoft SQL Server, Entity Framework (ORM for database interaction)

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