Front-End Developer
First Boulevard
Are you a motivated and driven person who wants to build a Developer career with an innovative, fast-growing startup? We are here to make a big impact, and we’re looking for team members to help achieve our goals by building an amazing financial product. The Front-End Developer is a key member of the Engineering team. This role will design, build, deploy, and maintain the mobile application. Additionally, this role contributes to the specification and design documentation.
About us:
First Boulevard is a modern financial technology company building generational wealth for Black America. Though unbanked, underbanked and underserved, the Black community’s $1.4 trillion in annual economic impact provides a significant base to build upon. By providing a platform focused on improving financial livelihood through incentive-based financial education, Black-focused spending and automated wealth building, First Boulevard helps members remove the stress from managing their money while also developing positive financial behaviors and habits to reach goals faster.
- 17% Black Americans do not have a bank account.
- The disparity in average net worth between black families and white families in America is $153,000.
- Incumbent banks require on average an additional $245 in deposit minimums for Black Americans to avoid fees.
- Black families are being underserved and overcharged by incumbent banks.
What you will do at First Boulevard:
- Supports the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support).
- Produces fully functional mobile applications writing clean code.
- Gathers specific requirements and suggests solutions.
- Writes unit tests and UI tests to identify malfunctions.
- Troubleshoots and debugs to optimize performance.
- Designs interfaces to improve user experience.
- Collaborates with the Product development team to plan new features.
- Researches and suggests new mobile products, applications and protocols.
Requirements:
- Proven work experience as a software developer building consumer facing mobile applications.
- Experience building cross-platform applications for iOS and Android.
- Worked with React and React Native tech stack in past projects .
- Experience with mobile testing with automation.
- Demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the App store or the Android market.
- In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language like Swift and Java.
- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs.
- Familiarity with OOP design principles.
- Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude.
- Ability to excel in a high-paced, startup environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficient with Google Workspace, Jira, and Confluence, or related software.
- Experience working in an agile development environment (Agile, Scrum, or Kanban preferred).
- Proactive and self-motivated.
- Strong independent worker and team contributor.
- 5+ years of software development experience.
- 3+ years of experience as a mobile app developer.
- Startup experience preferred.
***WHEN APPLYING, PLEASE COMPLETE THE APPLICATION QUESTIONS IN FULL IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE***
Why join the First Boulevard team?
First Boulevard is working hard to build generational wealth for our Black community. Work for a company that walks their talk! Our team members enjoy competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including:
- High-quality, comprehensive Aetna medical plans. The company pays 100% insurance premiums for employees, and 75% of premiums for spouse and family.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- Meaningful equity via stock options.
- Flexible vacation plan and 10 paid holidays.
- Wellness program.
- Advancement opportunities with a fast-growing company.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.