Sr. Platform Engineer (Backend)

Overview

Your role in our mission

At Prosper, the Foundation team is the foundation upon which all our product innovation is built. We are the force multipliers for the entire engineering organization, responsible for creating the tools, services, and shared libraries that enable our product teams to build, ship, and run software quickly, reliably, and securely. Our customers are Prosper’s own engineers, and our mission is to enhance their productivity and experience.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced platform engineer to join our interdisciplinary team. The ideal candidate has a passion for building robust, scalable, and easy-to-use services and frameworks for other developers. You thrive on solving complex architectural challenges and find satisfaction in enabling the success of your engineering partners. Above all, you want to be part of a culture of innovation and creativity as we build the core of our financial technology!

Technologies we use : Java, Kotlin, SpringBoot, REST APIs, NodeJs, Microservices, Python, GraphQL, React, Javascript, GCP

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

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the core shared libraries and frameworks used by all backend services at Prosper.
• Develop and own foundational, cloud-native microservices that provide common business capabilities to the entire organization, such as our central Security, Document, and Communication services.
• Act as a key partner and consultant to product engineering teams, guiding them on best practices for architecture, reliability, and the effective use of our platform services.
• Partner closely with the SRE team to ensure our core services and libraries integrate seamlessly with the company’s CI / CD pipelines, infrastructure, and observability platforms.
• Proactively identify and address systemic gaps in our architecture, processes, and tooling to reduce complexity and improve operational excellence for all developers.
• Drive the migration of legacy systems to modern, cloud-native patterns on GCP.
• Contribute to shape our company’s engineering culture by setting standards, writing clear documentation, and championing best practices.

Skills and Qualifications

What we offer

Interview Process

Salary range : 167,000 - 200,000 USD per year. Compensation details : The salary for this position is $167,000 - $200,000 annually, plus bonus and generous benefits. In determining your salary, we will consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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

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.

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