Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
First Street
Job Description
About the Role
First Street is the standard for Climate Risk Financial Modeling. We use transparent and peer-reviewed methodologies to calculate the past, present, and future climate risk for every property in the world. We started working with the world's leading climate scientists to create groundbreaking, climate-adjusted, property specific models over 8 years ago and haven't stopped. Our mission is to connect climate and financial risk. We create physics-based, deterministic models of flooding, wildfire and hurricanes, and advanced statistical models of extreme heat, air quality, drought, hail, severe convective storms, winter storms, and more. All of this data is used to create property-level financial risk metrics and macroeconomic variables to quantify the impacts of climate, property by property. Our customers include government agencies, major banks, institutional investors, and millions of everyday users on various real estate platforms. We believe that with the right data, we can identify problems, avoid bad investments, and implement solutions. We have invested heavily in science, data, people, and products to accelerate our impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and write backend code that powers First Street's API, written in Go
- Develop and maintain internal software tooling
- Write technical documents
- Troubleshoot and fix bugs
- Identify bottlenecks and improve software efficiency, maintain and write tests for First Street Services
- Debug and set up cloud-based infrastructure on Amazon Web Services
- Review and provide feedback on contributions from other team members
- Collaborate with Product and Data Operations Teams, as well as other groups within the First Street Team
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or relevant experience in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems
- 5+ years of proven software development experience
- Solid understanding of backend API development, including GraphQL
- Solid understanding of systems integration
- Solid understanding of databases, either in Postgres or MySQL, including debugging, optimizations, and queries
- Experience with at least one of these languages: Go, Python, Rust
- Experience with web development including front-end development (JavaScript/HTML/CSS), build tools, and developer tools
- Experience with backend JavaScript such as NodeJS or Bun
Nice to Have
- Experience building and maintaining automated infrastructure
- Experience in an environment that adheres to SOC II and ISO 27001 Compliance Standards
Qualifications
- Formal educational background or relevant experience in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Systems
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Ownership interest in the company via Employee Stock Option Plan
- Hybrid Schedule with in-office work days on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
- 15 vacation days along with 5 days for winter break office closure, 8 statutory company holidays, and 10 sick days
- Health benefits covered at 100% for employee or a significant contribution for family plans
- Vision and dental benefits with partial employee contribution
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Access to One Medical, Teledoc, HealthAdvocate, Kindbody, and Talkspace
- Company 401k program
- Commuter benefits
- Life Insurance
- Tech startup environment
- Weekly team meals and an office stocked with coffee and snacks
Working at First Street
We work with impact, driven by the role we play in connecting climate and financial risk. Our culture emphasizes ownership, urgency, resilience, and a growth mindset. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment, offering a collaborative and passionate workplace dedicated to addressing the world's biggest issues.
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About First Street
Website
firststreet.org
Company Size
51-100 employees
Location
New York City, NY
Industry
Software Publishers
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