Full Stack Engineer - Early Career
Glide (glideapps.com) · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $130,000 / year
- United States
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Job highlights
- Build secure, performant web interfaces with Typescript, React, Node.js.
- Design scalable architecture for hundreds of thousands of users.
- Learn from experienced engineers and founders directly.
- Gain end-to-end full stack development experience.
- Impact a fast-moving fintech startup's core platform.
About the role
Full Stack Engineer - Early Career
👋 Welcome to Glide!
At Glide, we’re reimagining the banking experience for the modern world. Our embedded fintech platform empowers legacy financial institutions, like community banks and credit unions, to pioneer novel digital experiences for their customers.
You’ll be joining an all-star team with engineering, product, and growth experience from Stripe, Google, and Amazon. We’re looking for a talented early career Full Stack Engineer to help us build our platform. We’re bringing a new perspective to the decades-old financial world, and we’re hoping you can help us do that!
Why You’ll Love This Role (Especially if you’re a new grad):
- A unique opportunity to work side-by-side with Glide’s founders and senior engineers, learning directly from industry veterans.
- Gain hands-on, end-to-end experience across the full stack: from architecture design to deployment.
- Be part of a small, fast-moving startup, where your code has immediate impact.
- Get mentorship and exposure to real-world engineering best practices, product development, and startup culture.
Your Responsibilities:
- Move seamlessly between frontend and backend to build a well-tested, secure frontend for our core web product.
- Create trustworthy, safe user experiences by building interfaces that are simple, reliable, and performant using tools like Typescript, React, Node.js and NextJS.
- Design a scalable architecture that can serve hundreds of thousands of end users.
- Bring designs to life through beautifully-crafted code.
- Articulate a long-term technical direction and vision for maintaining and scaling our web product suite.
- Lead frontend and backend infrastructure & tooling for an ambitious product roadmap.
Need-to-Haves:
- Experience with Javascript and tools like Typescript, React, Node.js and NextJS.
- Experience with modern, responsive HTML & CSS.
- Experience using data fetching libraries like React Query/Tanstack or tRPC to synchronize client and server data.
- Excellent understanding of software engineering best practices (architecture, test-driven development, component libraries).
- Excellent understanding of security in software engineering and of how to build secure, unassailable systems.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks.
- Experience with CI/CD, Version Control, and DevOps tools like Amazon Web Services, Git and Docker.
- Experience working in agile development teams.
Nice-to-Haves:
- 0-3 years of full-time software engineering experience.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment and seeks to learn from and collaborate with a team of all-star senior engineers.
- A desire to own a product end-to-end, from conception to design to technical specification to implementation to delivery.
- A collaborative, entrepreneurial spirit.
Perks and Benefits:
- Competitive Compensation: You’ll receive a competitive salary and a generous equity package for joining us at Glide.
- Wellbeing Credits (for US employees): Besides stellar health, dental, and vision insurance, we offer a generous health and wellness stipend, so you can stay healthy and active.
- Lunch on us (for US employees): We love food. Every member of the Glide team gets free lunch, every day. No one goes hungry around here :)
- Best Tools: We want you to be happy at work. You'll get a full equipment upgrade - from a top-of-the-line computer to your preference on keyboard, mouse, and accessories.
Key skills/competency
- Full Stack Engineering
- Javascript
- Typescript
- React
- Node.js
- NextJS
- HTML & CSS
- Software Engineering Best Practices
- Security in Software Engineering
- Automated Testing
Skills & topics
- Full Stack Engineer
- Javascript
- Typescript
- React
- Node.js
- NextJS
- Frontend Development
- Backend Development
- Fintech
- Startup
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience with Javascript, Typescript, React, Node.js, NextJS, and modern HTML/CSS.
- Showcase best practices: Emphasize your understanding of TDD, secure systems, and automated testing.
- Demonstrate agile experience: Mention any experience working in agile development teams.
- Express entrepreneurial spirit: Convey your desire to own projects end-to-end and collaborate.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss architecture design and security considerations.
Technical preparation
Practice Javascript, Typescript, React, Node.js coding challenges.,Build a small project using NextJS and modern CSS.,Study secure coding principles and TDD.,Familiarize with Git, Docker, and AWS basics.
Behavioral questions
Describe a challenging project and how you solved it.,How do you handle feedback on your code?,Tell me about a time you learned something new.,How do you collaborate in a team environment?
Frequently asked questions
- What skills are essential for the Early Career Full Stack Engineer role at Glide?
- For the Early Career Full Stack Engineer position at Glide, essential skills include experience with Javascript and frameworks/tools like Typescript, React, Node.js, and NextJS. You'll also need a strong grasp of modern HTML & CSS, data fetching libraries, software engineering best practices (like TDD and component libraries), security principles, automated testing, CI/CD, Version Control, and DevOps tools such as AWS, Git, and Docker. Experience in agile teams is also important.
- What does Glide do and why is it a good opportunity for new graduates?
- Glide is reimagining the banking experience by providing an embedded fintech platform for legacy financial institutions. This role is an excellent opportunity for new graduates because you'll work closely with founders and senior engineers, gain hands-on end-to-end full stack experience, see your code have immediate impact in a fast-moving startup, and receive direct mentorship on engineering best practices and startup culture.
- What are the key responsibilities of a Full Stack Engineer at Glide?
- As a Full Stack Engineer at Glide, you will build and maintain a well-tested, secure frontend for the core web product using Typescript, React, Node.js, and NextJS. You'll also design scalable architectures, implement beautiful interfaces, articulate technical direction for the web product suite, and lead frontend and backend infrastructure and tooling efforts.
- What kind of technical challenges can I expect as a Full Stack Engineer at Glide?
- You can expect to tackle challenges such as designing scalable architectures capable of serving hundreds of thousands of end users, building secure and performant user interfaces, and leading the frontend and backend infrastructure and tooling for an ambitious product roadmap. You'll also be involved in defining the long-term technical vision for the web product suite.
- What are the benefits of working at Glide, especially for early-career engineers?
- Glide offers competitive compensation including a salary and equity package. US employees also receive wellbeing credits, free daily lunches, and top-tier equipment. Beyond these perks, early-career engineers benefit from direct mentorship from founders and senior engineers, extensive learning opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact in a growing fintech startup.