At January, we're transforming the lives of consumers by bringing humanity to consumer finance. Our data-driven products help financial institutions streamline their collections, offering borrowers straightforward and compassionate solutions to regain financial stability and control over their lives. We're not just expanding access to credit – we're restoring dignity and giving millions of people the chance to achieve financial freedom.
About the Role
The DevX team is instrumental in providing January's engineers with the tools and processes to quickly and efficiently write/test/build/deploy code, support our production environments, and provide shared services for stream-aligned teams across the organization to achieve business goals.
What You’ll Work On
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Ensure build, test and deployment processes are easy to maintain, fast, and reliable.
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Ensure engineers' local development experience is performant and user-friendly.
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Provide self-service monitoring and observability tools that are easy to use.
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Scope and secure administrative applications used across the organization.
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Support engineering-wide processes by providing tools and clear documentation.
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Provide on call support in a rotation schedule with your peers.
What You Bring to the Table
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CI/CD and Automation: Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, or similar.
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Infrastructure and Cloud Platforms: Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS. Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible. Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
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Performance Optimization: Skills in optimizing build and test pipelines to improve efficiency. Ability to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks in applications and infrastructure.
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Monitoring and Observability: Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus). Understanding of logging and observability tools (e.g., ELK Stack, Splunk).
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Code Refactoring: Ability to refactor and modularize code to improve maintainability and scalability.
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Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting: Strong analytical skills to diagnose and resolve complex issues. Experience in incident management and on-call support.
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Documentation and Communication: Ability to create clear, comprehensive documentation for processes and tools. Strong communication skills for collaborating with team members and other departments.
We are currently hiring for this position in our New York office.
As a New York City-based company, we are dedicated to transparent, fair, and equitable compensation practices that reflect our commitment to fostering an environment where all team members are valued and supported. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Top Skills
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
At January, we bring humanity to consumer finance. Using data intelligence, we create trust and deliver better outcomes for consumers and creditors alike. Our mission is simple: expand access to credit while empowering consumers to achieve lasting stability and control of their financial lives.
We began by building the foundation for creditors to engage with and support their borrowers at scale across the entire debt lifecycle. We’ve mastered outsourced collections by combining best-in-class performance with differentiated consumer satisfaction and superior compliance.
And we’re just getting started. Together, we’re creating a financial system where trust and opportunity spark lasting change in people’s lives.
Why Work With Us
We're driven to push boundaries and thrive in a culture of collaboration, rapid growth, and continuous learning, January offers the chance to do your best work.
We thrive on:
Writing to clarify thinking, scale collaboration, and drive intentionality.
Prioritizing impact over routine.
Embracing growth, feedback, and new challenges with humility.
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January Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco, we believe that in-person collaboration promotes creativity, camaraderie, and trust amongst our team. Because of this, we operate on a hybrid model, where our team comes in 2-3x a week.
