Senior Software Engineer

Who We Are

Settle is on a mission to make buying inventory super easy. Since the company’s inception in 2019, we’ve been building a cashflow management platform that allows founders and small business owners to more easily manage their company’s financial health with a mix of accounts payable and flexible financing tools. We already work with some amazing brands that you probably know and love, like Lola Blankets, Branch Furniture, Arrae, Grüns, Lalo, Truvani, Madhappy, Starface, Ghia, and more.

Check us out in On Deck's Top Companies of 2023, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, Techcrunch and this Kleiner blog post.

About the role:

As a product minded backend or fullstack software engineer on the Procure to Pay team at Settle, you will develop Settle's core payment and procurement software, enabling brands to effectively interact with their vendors to place and pay for orders. You'll play a vital role in designing and building high-impact, results-oriented systems, products, and features. With strong product-market fit, organic growth, and a robust long-term roadmap, you will be an integral part of a dynamic team driving Settle's ongoing success.

We are seeking engineers with a product-focused mindset to elevate our business to new heights. The ideal candidate excels in execution, thinks ahead, and can design durable foundational systems. They are adept at steering clear of scope creep while delivering incremental value. We want someone who is iterative in their approach, moves with agility, and places the customer at the forefront of their decision-making process.

• Design and build customer-facing features for procurement and payments that help small businesses manage cash flow and scale operations.
• Collaborate with Product and Design teams to ensure features and systems are intuitive, user-friendly, and aligned with customer needs.
• Continuously improve engineering processes and coding best practices 

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally within a customer-facing role or product-driven environment.
• Proficiency in backend design and development, with the ability to articulate trade-offs between technical decisions and how they impact business outcomes
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails (or willingness to learn), with strong foundations in OOP and familiarity with ORM frameworks.
• Experience in relational databases such as Postgres and MySQL
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers in defining and delivering features. 
• Strong understanding of product engineering with a focus on how your work impacts the end user.

This role has an annual starting salary range of $160,000 - $240,000 + equity + benefits. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to your individual skills and experience.

Benefits & Perks for Settlers:

• ️ Unlimited PTO
•  Flexible and remote work culture
• Generous salary and equity for all staff
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Lunch & commute reimbursement when working in the NYC office located near Union Square
• $500 home office set up reimbursement
• $2,500 annual growth and development stipend
• $50 monthly food delivery gift card
• 401k
• HSA/FSA
• WeWork access
• ERG groups e.g. LGBTQIA+, Women @ Settle, and more!
• Employee Referral Program
• Team building events

At Settle we know that cultivating diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment is critical to our impact and success. We create an environment where no individual is advantaged or disadvantaged because of their background. We offer equal opportunity employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, or protected veteran status.

With a commitment to maintaining a bias-free environment in which harassment is prohibited, we respect cultural diversity and comply with the laws of the places in which we operate. We expect our business partners, suppliers, clients, and all of our team members to uphold these commitments.