Staff Software Engineer - Core UI & Accessibility

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About Figure

Figure is transforming the trillion-dollar financial services industry using blockchain technology. 

In three short years, Figure has unveiled a series of fintech firsts using the Provenance blockchain for loan origination, equity management, private fund services, banking, and payments sectors - bringing speed, efficiency, and savings to both consumers and institutions. Today, Figure is one of less than a thousand companies considered a unicorn, globally.

Our mission requires us to have a creative, team-oriented, and supportive environment where everyone can do their absolute best. The team is composed of driven, innovative, collaborative, and curious people who love architecting ground-breaking technologies. We value individuals who bring an entrepreneurial mindset to every task and will embrace our culture of innovation. 

Every day at Figure is a journey in continuous learning yet with a daily focus on getting work done that makes a difference. Join a team of proven leaders who have already created billions of dollars in value in the FinTech space!

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About the Role

Figure is excited to be growing our businesses and creating new teams.  Engineering is at the heart of the action, building out our blockchain protocol and direct-to-consumer products that will transform the financial services industry.  Everything is from scratch development and every engineer has a big impact on the team and the growth of the company. 

We are looking for a curious, innovative, and collaborative Front-End Engineer to join our Core UIAccessibility team. As a member of the Core UIAccessibility team you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects. Our team is responsible for apps, libraries, and projects that cross product verticals such as:

• Our dashboard, which is the point of entry aggregated data interface for all Figure apps
• Our React component library, which is used in all of Figure’s apps
• Our marketing sites, which are built with Gatsby
• Improving the accessibility of our products through education, code and design reviews, and automated testing

• Prepare to be challenged, as a high level of execution is expected. 

  What You’ll Do

  • Work closely with our talented design team to create a beautiful, accessible, and user-friendly web experience
  • Design, develop, and test high-performing, scalable, and accessible UI in React
  • Improve the development experience at Figure by enhancing development tools, test coverage, documentation, and code structure
  • Work on software solutions that will transform the consumer lending and blockchain space
  • Originate, champion, and execute new ideas for projects
  • Collaborate with project leads and other software engineers across multiple teams

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    What We Look For

    • 8 + years Front End engineering development experience in a fast-paced, agile environment
    • Proficiency with modern Javascript frameworks, ReactJS preferred
    • Interest in learning about creating accessible products that everyone can use. A CPACC or WAS certification is preferred, but not required
    • Team player with a positive attitude and a willingness to mentor junior team members
    • Proficiency in Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD)
    • Familiarity with Iterative Software Development “If it’s not in production we aren’t iterating.”

    • Benefits and Perks

      • Competitive salary and growth opportunities 
      • Company quarterly performance-based bonus
      • Equity stock options package
      • Employer funded comprehensive health, vision, dental insurance, and wellness program for employees and their dependents
      • Employer funded life and disability insurance coverage
      • Company HSA, FSA, Dependent Care, 401k, and commuter benefits
      • Up to 12 weeks paid family leave 
      • In-office, remote, and hybrid work location options
      • Home office and technology stipend for those working outside of a traditional office more than 75% of the time
      • Flexible time-off plan to empower employees to take the time off that they want and need
      • Continuing education reimbursement
      • Routine Team swag deliveries!

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        Figure is, unfortunately, unable to provide sponsorship for this position. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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