Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc is hiring: Senior Software Engineer (UX/Frontend) in Portland

Are you an experienced UX Engineer or Frontend Engineer looking to make a big impact at a mission-driven company? Do you thrive in high-autonomy startup environments?

Propel is on a mission to build modern, respectful, and effective technology that helps low-income Americans improve their financial health. All of our users deserve first-class experiences in their daily interactions with the social safety net and financial services, and too often, tech leaves this population behind. We're a passionate team of 100 Propellers – all working towards a vision where all Americans can make it through every month with dignity and abundance. We’re looking for a motivated Senior UX Engineer or Frontend Engineer to join our engineering team at Propel to help make this a reality.

This role will make an impact and possibly work across several products and stacks, including mobile banking, interacting with government programs, surfacing savings opportunities, healthcare, frontend architecture, and more! We are looking for a passionate, user-centric engineer that is excited about working on meaningful problems and delivering beautiful solutions that have a positive impact on our users’ lives.

What we offer:

• An engineering culture that is humble, motivated, and collaborative
• Consistent knowledge sharing through projects or bugs demos, Lunch & Learn presentations, and documentation
• A people-first approach to management where we value engineers’ voices, support career development, and offer opportunities for technical growth that interest you
• Meaningful work and a strong shared sense of mission
• A remote-first working environment. Our headquarters is in Brooklyn and we have offices in San Francisco and Salt Lake City. We're currently accepting applications from the states we have an established entity, which includes California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
• 20 Days of PTO
• 4% 401K match
• $10k lifetime spend towards Carrot Fertility
• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision options
• Free access to Ginger mental health, Gympass, Headspace, One Medical, Rightway, Sofi, and Spring Health
• Fair, equitable, and competitive salaries. Propel believes that everyone should be compensated fairly and equitably. We set our salary ranges using compensation data from hundreds of NYC-based startups at our stage. Additionally, pay is not determined based on location. The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $230,000 depending on experience and interview performance. Equity and excellent benefits come with this position as well!

What you will do:

• Build software systems used by millions of Americans in their moments of financial need
• Build iOS and Android apps using Vue + TypeScript + Capacitor
• Work with our design team to define and create a world-class user experience
• Ensure that our technology works across a range of situations - low-end Android, limited data plans, etc.
• Contribute to building our eng culture and processes as we continue to scale
• Collaborate on deciding on the right projects, building great solutions, and helping your team succeed
• Effectively communicate with team members during code reviews

What you have:

• 5+ years of frontend development experience
• Experience building out and maintaining either mobile or web frontend infrastructure
• Experience shipping and iterating in close collaboration with design and product partners
• Experience with a startup environment or the ability to operate effectively when faced with ambiguity
• A passion for making a difference in the lives of our users
• Nice to Haves: Experience with Figma, UX principles, Accessibility, Interaction Design, or government and safety net services

More About Propel

We believe that Americans with limited income deserve modern, respectful, and effective experiences around their government benefits and money. Unfortunately, the status quo often fails to treat them as first-class citizens in their daily interactions around the social safety net and financial services. The tech industry hasn’t pulled its weight in solving the problems faced by low-income Americans.

Propel’s mission is to change that. We've built the single most popular app in the country built specifically for low-income Americans. Over 5 million families each month use Propel to seamlessly manage their government benefits (programs like SNAP, commonly known as food stamps), conduct their banking, and save and earn money. Propel has been recognized by the White House, featured on the front page of the NYTimes, and carries over 500,000 five-star reviews.

Propel is a for-profit, venture-backed company that holds its social mission at its core. We’re proud to be supported by a blend of nonprofits, impact investors, and world-class investors, including the Robin Hood Foundation, Andreessen Horowitz, Nyca Partners, Financial Health Network, JPMorganChase, Kevin Durant, Serena Williams, and Nas.

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At Propel, we believe that an environment that is diverse, inclusive, and equitable drives us towards the best product and business decisions that allow us to effectively and consciously serve our mission and our users. As a social enterprise, we also recognize that caring about DEI is quite simply the right thing to do.

The people that use our products are diverse in many ways - gender, age, race, sexual orientation, religion, disability status, and more. We explicitly aim to reflect that with our team composition, though we aren’t there yet. That’s why we are actively working to make sure our job descriptions are inclusive, our sourcing nets are widely cast, and our interview process is equitable and fair to all.

We particularly value those with lived experiences around financial hardship and safety net programs. While people from all backgrounds can contribute to Propel’s mission, we know that those who come from the communities we serve have an incredibly powerful and unique perspective.

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