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About Us:
Clasp (formerly Stride Funding) is venture-based, mission-driven fintech headquartered in Boston, MA. We're revolutionizing how employers attract and retain critical talent in hard-to-hire fields while addressing the student debt crisis. (Yep, we think BIG.) Our innovative platform connects employers, educational institutions, and diverse talent to drive mutual benefit—using accessible education financing as the thread.
A Forbes Fintech 50 company, portfolio company of SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management — the largest HR organization out there!) and recipient of “Startup of the Year” by StartUp Boston, Clasp is driven by our commitment to social impact and innovation. We are reshaping the future of the workforce one opportunity at a time. Join us on our journey to give power to learners and unlock fulfilling careers that drive positive change in their communities and beyond.
What we need:
We are seeking a Lead Fullstack Software Engineer, Tech Lead to act as a team lead as we scale our product to help tens of thousands more students and partner with dozens more alternative education partners, financing hundreds of millions of dollars of loans and other financial products. The ideal candidate is exceptionally strong at both Python & TypeScript and opinionated about UX & APIs, but is also passionate about growing people around them and instilling in others best practices.
At Clasp we run a DevOps culture where the engineers have full ownership of the code they write & the infrastructure on which it runs. Candidates should be enthused about making substantial contributions to the architecture driving the product roadmap and the Clasp business, and achieving tremendous personal growth with us along the way!
What you will do:
- Leverage full-stack engineering skills to contribute alongside team and build a polished & accessible end-user experience that tens of thousands of students and program administrators love, and develop best of breed API on reliable infrastructure for our partners to leverage
- Spec out stories for the engineering team to build during each iteration in conjunction with engineering and product leadership, and lead the team in continually reflecting on how to better deliver value and operate as a team
- Work closely with stakeholders in other Clasp departments and in direct interaction with customers to ensure that the interfaces we build provide a delightful experience to meet their needs
- Participate in on-call rotations and ensure by building self-healing and resilient systems and leveraging infrastructure as code and monitoring tools that our systems are highly available
What you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent bootcamp or up skilling program experience
- Experience mentoring other engineers
- Proven track record of partnering directly with stakeholders to build and own the complete solutions from design to implementation
- 6+ years working in a SaaS startup regularly building and owning the complete E2E technology stack for Web Application (Frontend + Backend + Cloud + CI/CD)
- Deep experience with a combination of the following technologies:
Languages: Javascript & TypeScript (React, NextJS, Recoil), Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI, etc.), HTML, CSSDatabases: SQL (we use Postgresql)
Cloud: AWS or Google Cloud
ExperienceDesign: We use Figma & Material UI; understanding of responsive design
DevOps: Experience with CI/CD and modern cloud and container tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, etc.
What we give in return:
- Competitive cash and equity compensation
- Health benefits (health, vision & dental), 401k
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible PTO policy
- Opportunities to grow and perform in a fast-paced environment alongside a stellar team.
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What We Do
Stride Funding, named the 2022 Startup of the Year by Startup Boston, is a venture-backed, mission-driven company that is transforming access to education with innovative forms of financing. We work to increase educational access by leveraging alternative data sets, innovative modeling techniques, and school-support funding to offer outcomes-driven financing products (e.g. income share loans, deferred tuition agreements, and employer-sponsored programs) on the basis of students’ future career trajectory—rather than their historical family credit profile.
In the past year, we’ve closed the largest Income Share Loan fund in history, raising $105 million to support non-degree students in high-quality bootcamps, and launched groundbreaking programs to support students at schools ranging from Stanford Law School to General Assembly. Charging ahead on our student-centric mission, Stride Funding has become the largest player in the outcomes-based financing market, supporting students at more than 150 schools and bootcamp programs across the country, with over $135mm in servicing.
Our team has grown 3x in the last year, and we’re not stopping any time soon. Joining the Stride Squad means playing a role in creating meaningful change, doing work you truly love, while surrounded by a team that shares your passion!
Why Work With Us
Our mission is to create a better, more equitable world by building financial journeys that open doors and give power to learners. We strive to be outcomes-driven, student-centric, data-inspired, team-oriented, and committed to doing the right thing.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
