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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Forward Lending, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $215,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, DevOps, Payment Systems, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, MongoDB, Node.Js, NoSQL, Software Engineering, ReactJS, Technical Debt, Cloudflare, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-new-york-ny--1c493b82-5490-4ea6-9e44-d5bc7d915c0a

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Consumer Finance, Application Programming Interface (API), Ecosystems, Credit Cards, Blog, Investment Services, JavaScript, React.js, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), * 3+ years of full-time software engineering experience, ideally full-stack

 * Experience building scalable production-level applications. (A history of excellent projects is required)
 * Experience working with some combination of Node / JS, React (or similar framework) and MongoDB / NoSQL
 * You can clearly communicate the concepts or ideas behind your solutions, and cut big solutions into smaller bite-sized tasks
 * You can tow the line between moving fast and breaking things and moving slowly to get things right the first time. Technical debt is okay, we'll refactor it later!
 * Natural curiosity to stay up to date with new technologies and emerging Fintech trends

Extra awesome

 * Experience in Finance / FinTech
 * Experience building data pipelines
 * Knowledge of payment rails such as ACH, RTP, etc.
 * DevOps experience with AWS, Cloudflare, and CI/CD tools
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