Best Egg is the online credit and financial wellness platform that is owned and operated by Marlette Holdings, Inc.

Lead Software Engineer – Java, Python

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 501-1,000Since 2014H1B No SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

32 days ago

Salary

$80K - $110K / year

Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudDockerDynamo DBJavaNo SQLPostgresPythonSQL

Job Description

• Deliver high-quality, production-ready code and contribute meaningfully to team goals • Build strong working relationships within the engineering and product teams • Design, develop, and deliver high-quality software iteratively and incrementally • Work closely with senior leaders to shape solutions • Ensure software follows modern engineering practices, including clean code, testing, automation, and cloud-native patterns • Support continuous improvement in code quality, reliability, performance, and developer experience • Build and enhance distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native solutions in AWS • Contribute to observability through metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, and alerts • Assist in performance tuning, resiliency improvements, and troubleshooting production issues to ensure system stability • Collaborate effectively with Product, Architecture, InfoSec, and DevOps to deliver well-aligned solutions

Job Requirements

3-5 years of professional software engineering experience
Strong backend development experience with Java and Python
Solid understanding of SQL, data modeling, and query optimization
Working knowledge of AWS cloud architecture, services, and best practices
Experience with modern databases (relational and NoSQL) such as DynamoDB, RDS, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and container orchestration systems (ECS/EKS preferred)
Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as CloudWatch or Datadog
Ability to produce clear technical documentation and participate in design discussions

Benefits

Pre-tax and post-tax retirement savings plans with a competitive company matching program
Generous paid time-off plans including vacation, personal/sick time, paid short-term and long-term disability leaves, paid parental leave, and paid company holidays
Multiple health care plans to choose from, including dental and vision options
Flexible Spending Plans for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, wellness platforms, employee assistance programs, and Health Advocate programs
Other great discounted benefits include identity theft protection, pet insurance, fitness center reimbursements, and many more!