# Staff Software Engineer, Backend at Flex

- Company: Flex
- What the company does: Manage business spending in Africa with Flex Finance. Get real-time visibility, easy expense tracking, and control with web, mobile, and corporate cards.Try now. Backed by 500 Global.
- Company website: https://flexfinance.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/flex/jobs/4733639005
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/flex-staff-software-engineer-backend/

## About the role

Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company that is creating the best rent payment experience. It’s hard to believe that it’s 2026 and paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. We’re here to change that! Flex enables our users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense.

## What they're looking for

- Minimum of 8 years experience in software engineering
- Minimum of 6 years experience with Java
- Proven ability to set technical direction and architecture for complex, distributed systems
- Ability to lead and mentor engineers, raising the technical bar across a team or org
- Ability to work on a globally-distributed team with a high degree of ownership
- Experience working with technical and non-technical stakeholders, successfully aligning and setting expectations on scope and delivery

Tags: Engineering