About Us:
Clasp (formerly Stride Funding) is venture-based, mission-driven fintech headquartered in Boston, MA. We're revolutionizing how employers attract and retain critical talent in hard-to-hire fields while addressing the student debt crisis. (Yep, we think BIG.) Our innovative platform connects employers, educational institutions, and diverse talent to drive mutual benefit—using accessible education financing as the thread.
A Forbes Fintech 50 company, portfolio company of SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management — the largest HR organization out there!) and recipient of “Startup of the Year” by StartUp Boston, Clasp is driven by our commitment to social impact and innovation. We are reshaping the future of the workforce one opportunity at a time. Join us on our journey to give power to learners and unlock fulfilling careers that drive positive change in their communities and beyond.
What we need:
We are seeking a Lead Fullstack Software Engineer, Tech Lead to act as a team lead as we scale our product to help tens of thousands more students and partner with dozens more alternative education partners, financing hundreds of millions of dollars of loans and other financial products. The ideal candidate is exceptionally strong at both Python & TypeScript and opinionated about UX & APIs, but is also passionate about growing people around them and instilling in others best practices.
At Clasp we run a DevOps culture where the engineers have full ownership of the code they write & the infrastructure on which it runs. Candidates should be enthused about making substantial contributions to the architecture driving the product roadmap and the Clasp business, and achieving tremendous personal growth with us along the way!
What you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent bootcamp or up skilling program experience
- Experience mentoring other engineers
- Proven track record of partnering directly with stakeholders to build and own the complete solutions from design to implementation
- 6+ years working in a SaaS startup regularly building and owning the complete E2E technology stack for Web Application (Frontend + Backend + Cloud + CI/CD)
- Deep experience with a combination of the following technologies:
Languages: Javascript & TypeScript (React, NextJS, Recoil), Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI, etc.), HTML, CSSDatabases: SQL (we use Postgresql)
Cloud: AWS or Google Cloud
ExperienceDesign: We use Figma & Material UI; understanding of responsive design
DevOps: Experience with CI/CD and modern cloud and container tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, etc.