Staff Software Engineer

The Role

Technology versatility is a critical success factor for our team. The ability to stretch beyond one's specialty by learning new technologies quickly and contributing to the team's goals is highly valued. Prosper's Engineering culture encourages leadership, technical ownership, and cross-functional development of well-rounded engineers who have a holistic view of problem-solving and solution design.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key technical leadership role, driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and contributing to the long-term vision of our backend systems. You will work on complex and large-scale distributed systems, guiding technical initiatives while remaining hands-on in implementation. Above all, we are looking for an innovative and collaborative engineer who thrives in a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.

Technologies we use: Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Node.js, Microservices, GraphQL, React, JavaScript, GCP

This role is a HYBRID opportunity, based two days a week (Wednesday & Thursday) from our San Francisco office.

Problems You Will Solve

• Lead the design and development of highly scalable, resilient, cloud-native, microservices-based distributed systems.
• Define and drive architectural decisions, ensuring best practices and alignment with business goals.
• Guide and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product and analytics, to influence strategic initiatives while addressing operational challenges at scale.
• Drive innovation by proactively identifying technical gaps, challenges, and optimization opportunities, implementing robust solutions.
• Lead migration efforts from on-premises services to cutting-edge cloud technologies.
• Champion engineering best practices and contribute to Prosper's engineering culture, promoting knowledge sharing and innovation.

All About You

• BS in EE/CS with 12+ years of experience or MS in EE/CS with 8+ years of experience in backend development.
• Proven experience designing and building large-scale, distributed systems with microservices architecture.
• Deep expertise in designing and implementing RESTful services and event-driven systems.
• Strong leadership skills, with a track record of mentoring engineers and driving complex technical projects.
• Expertise in Authentication and Authorization solutions.
• Hands-on proficiency with Java and Kotlin, with experience in relational and non-relational databases like Firestore, Redis, and MemoryStore.
• Extensive experience with cloud services (GCP or AWS), designing Cloud Functions and Data Flows.
• Proficiency in Spring Boot, Spring, Hibernate, JPA, and JMS.
• Working knowledge of frontend fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GraphQL) is a plus.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to collaborate with a team of creative, fun, and driven colleagues on products that have an immediate and significant impact on people's lives
• The opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with experienced industry leaders
• Flexible time off, comprehensive health coverage, competitive salary, paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits including access to mental health resources, virtual HIIT and yoga workouts
• A bevy of other perks including Udemy access, childcare assistance, pet insurance discounts, legal assistance, and additional discounts

About Our Technology Team

We are growing our Technology team to support our various financial products. The ideal candidate is passionate about learning the Fintech domain and delivering cutting-edge, high-quality solutions to solve business problems. We utilize a progressive, test-driven, Agile development methodology that places a high premium on communication, teamwork, sound design and clean implementation. 

About Us

Founded in 2005 as the first peer-to-peer marketplace lending platform in the U.S., Prosper was built on a simple idea: connect people who want to borrow money with those who want to invest. Since inception, Prosper has helped more than 2 million people gain access to affordable credit with over $27 billion in loans originated through its platform. Our mission is to help our customers advance their financial well-being through a variety of products including personal loans, credit, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), and our newest product, HELoan. Our diverse culture rewards accountability and cross functional teamwork because we believe this encourages innovative thinking and helps us deliver on our mission.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best, and we are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere. It is important to us that every hire connects with our vision, mission, and core values. Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all!

Our Values

Diversity expands opportunities

Collaboration creates better solutions

Curiosity fuels our innovation

Integrity defines all our relationships

Excellence leads to longevity 

Simplicity guides our user experience 

Accountability at all levels drives results

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At Prosper, we're looking for people with passion, integrity, and a hunger to learn. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your unique skill set and diverse perspective will stand out and set you apart from other candidates. Prosper thrives with people who think outside of the box and aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. We invite you to join us on our mission to advance financial well-being.

Prosper is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Prosper will consider for employment qualified applicants who are non-US citizens and will provide green card sponsorship.